L'Acadie, Quebec (1871 census)
L'Acadie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6455493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 73.348°W.
Population
In 1871, L'Acadie had a population of 1,797: 926 male and 871 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,797 |
| 1881 | 1,472 |
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, L'Acadie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,797 total population, 926 males, 871 females, 506 married persons, 326 families, 254 married males, 252 married females, 70 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,221 single persons under 18, 649 single males under 18, 572 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 252 occupied houses, 251 inhabited houses, 60 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 27,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| François Bourassa | 1813–1898 | born here |
| Napoléon Bourassa | 1827–1916 | born here |
| Louis Molleur | 1828–1904 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC117003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068003_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6455493
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). "L'Acadie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-acadie-qc117003-1871/.