L’Assomption, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
L’Assomption, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.830°N, 73.420°W.
Population
In 1871, L’Assomption, Village had a population of 1,210: 566 male and 644 female residents. Population density was 2596.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,084 |
| 1861 | 1,279 |
| 1871 | 1,210 |
| 1881 | 1,313 |
| 1891 | 1,256 |
| 1901 | 1,605 |
| 1911 | 1,747 |
| 1921 | 1,320 |
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 contained L’Assomption, Village, 1861 (94.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained L’Assomption, College, 1861 (5.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, L’Assomption, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 644 |
| Number of males | 566 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| Total population | 1,210 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 737 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 223 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 735 |
| BWT BU | 159 |
| CRN BU | 253 |
| HAY AC | 228 |
| HAY TONS | 447 |
| OAT BU | 4,816 |
| PEA BU | 457 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 7,998 |
| Total area (acres) | 592 |
| WHT SP BU | 216 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 14 |
| AREA | 592 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 100 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 245 |
| FEMALE | 644 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 223 |
| INHABITED | 223 |
| MALE | 566 |
| MARRIED F | 203 |
| MARRIED M | 203 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 406 |
| POPULATION | 1,210 |
| ROOT BU | 2,035 |
| SINGLE F | 393 |
| SINGLE M | 344 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 737 |
| TUR BU | 39 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065011— 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’Assomption, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-village-qc100009-1871/.