Ireland, Coleraine, Quebec (1871 census)
Ireland, Coleraine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.056°N, 71.396°W.
Population
In 1871, Ireland, Coleraine had a population of 1,318: 682 male and 636 female residents. Population density was 8.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 802 |
| 1861 | 990 |
| 1871 | 1,318 |
| 1881 | 2,021 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ireland, Coleraine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 636 |
| Number of males | 682 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 407 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 1,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 882 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 220 |
| Number of occupied houses | 221 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 825 |
| BWT BU | 13,268 |
| CRN BU | 366 |
| HAY AC | 3,860 |
| HAY TONS | 3,791 |
| OAT BU | 19,158 |
| PEA BU | 602 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 41,889 |
| RYE BU | 221 |
| Total area (acres) | 98,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 912 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 96 |
| AREA | 98,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 187 |
| CD | 156 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FEMALE | 636 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 221 |
| INHABITED | 220 |
| MALE | 682 |
| MARRIED F | 203 |
| MARRIED M | 204 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 407 |
| POPULATION | 1,318 |
| ROOT BU | 46 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 413 |
| SINGLE M | 469 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 882 |
| TUR BU | 3,619 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Ireland, Coleraine, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ireland-coleraine-qc156007-1871/.