L’Anse au Griffon, Quebec (1871 census)
L’Anse au Griffon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 679. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.918°N, 64.295°W.
Population
In 1871, L’Anse au Griffon had a population of 679: 368 male and 311 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 679 |
| 1891 | 1,030 |
| 1901 | 792 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Cap Rosier, 1861 (16.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, L’Anse au Griffon 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 679 total population, 368 males, 311 females, 188 married persons, 106 families, 94 married females, 94 married males, 16 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 475 single persons under 18, 267 single males under 18, 208 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 103 occupied houses, 102 inhabited houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 12,800 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154012— 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’Anse au Griffon, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-anse-au-griffon-qc171003-1871/.