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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,533 total population, 829 males, 704 females, 442 married persons, 256 families, 221 married females, 221 married males, 43 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,048 single persons under 18, 593 single males under 18, 455 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 191 occupied houses, 185 inhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 28,160 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.