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 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 density was 49.4 people per square mile.
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:
- Laprairie
- St. Cyprien
- St. Jacques le Mineur
- St. Jean l'Évangéliste
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
- St. Valentin
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of females | 871 |
| Number of males | 926 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 254 |
| Number of married persons | 506 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| Total population | 1,797 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 572 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 649 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,221 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 60 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,811 |
| BWT BU | 6,403 |
| CRN BU | 1,205 |
| HAY AC | 5,858 |
| HAY TONS | 5,586 |
| OAT BU | 56,581 |
| PEA BU | 27,342 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 20,931 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,446 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 565 |
| AREA | 27,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 108 |
| CD | 117 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 326 |
| FEMALE | 871 |
| GRA BU | 2,084 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 252 |
| INHABITED | 251 |
| MALE | 926 |
| MARRIED F | 252 |
| MARRIED M | 254 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 506 |
| POPULATION | 1,797 |
| ROOT BU | 398 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 572 |
| SINGLE M | 649 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,221 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| UNINHABITED | 60 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC117003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068003— 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). "L'Acadie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-acadie-qc117003-1871/.