L’Anse du Cap, Quebec (1871 census)
L’Anse du Cap was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,533. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.459°N, 64.407°W.
Population
In 1871, L’Anse du Cap had a population of 1,533: 829 male and 704 female residents. Population density was 29.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,533 |
| 1881 | 1,490 |
| 1891 | 1,497 |
| 1901 | 2,294 |
| 1911 | 2,510 |
| 1921 | 2,503 |
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 Percé, 1861 (55.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, L’Anse du Cap shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 704 |
| Number of males | 829 |
| Number of married females | 221 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 442 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| Total population | 1,533 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 593 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,048 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 185 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,686 |
| BWT BU | 160 |
| HAY AC | 694 |
| HAY TONS | 1,028 |
| OAT BU | 6,590 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 165 |
| POT BU | 23,956 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 496 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 23 |
| AREA | 28,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| CD | 172 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 256 |
| FEMALE | 704 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 191 |
| INHABITED | 185 |
| MALE | 829 |
| MARRIED F | 221 |
| MARRIED M | 221 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 442 |
| POPULATION | 1,533 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 455 |
| SINGLE M | 593 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,048 |
| TUR BU | 16,709 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056002— 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 du Cap, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-anse-du-cap-qc172003-1871/.