Jonquière, Quebec (1871 census)
Jonquière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,290. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243314. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.387°N, 71.269°W.
Population
In 1871, Jonquière had a population of 1,290: 680 male and 610 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 401 |
| 1871 | 1,290 |
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, Jonquière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,290 total population, 680 males, 610 females, 428 married persons, 222 families, 214 married females, 214 married males, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 847 single persons under 18, 461 single males under 18, 386 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 168 occupied houses, 167 inhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 34,875 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243314
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). "Jonquière, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/jonqui-re-qc150007-1871/.