Kamouraska, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Kamouraska, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.567°N, 69.865°W.
Population
In 1871, Kamouraska, Village had a population of 797: 378 male and 419 female residents. Population density was 1278.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 842 |
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 771 |
| 1891 | 600 |
| 1901 | 578 |
| 1911 | 519 |
| 1921 | 506 |
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, Kamouraska, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 142 |
| Number of females | 419 |
| Number of males | 378 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 236 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 797 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 530 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 117 |
| Number of occupied houses | 117 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 852 |
| BWT BU | 59 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 277 |
| HAY TONS | 501 |
| OAT BU | 8,673 |
| PEA BU | 138 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 6,855 |
| RYE BU | 94 |
| Total area (acres) | 325 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,124 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 103 |
| AREA | 325 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| FEMALE | 419 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 117 |
| INHABITED | 117 |
| MALE | 378 |
| MARRIED F | 119 |
| MARRIED M | 117 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 236 |
| POPULATION | 797 |
| ROOT BU | 61 |
| SINGLE F | 279 |
| SINGLE M | 251 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 530 |
| TUR BU | 690 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061017— 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). "Kamouraska, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kamouraska-village-qc165009-1871/.