L'Avenir, Quebec (1871 census)
L'Avenir was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.748°N, 72.314°W.
Population
In 1871, L'Avenir had a population of 1,716: 839 male and 877 female residents. Population density was 39.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,716 |
| 1881 | 1,440 |
| 1891 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 1,202 |
| 1911 | 1,189 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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'Avenir shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 877 |
| Number of males | 839 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 241 |
| Number of married persons | 483 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| Total population | 1,716 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 577 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,167 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 298 |
| Number of occupied houses | 298 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 23 |
| BWT BU | 5,681 |
| CRN BU | 3,024 |
| HAY AC | 1,643 |
| HAY TONS | 3,023 |
| OAT BU | 45,544 |
| PEA BU | 1,793 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 51,976 |
| RYE BU | 651 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,919 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 51 |
| AREA | 29,000 |
| BEN BU | 171 |
| CD | 136 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FEMALE | 877 |
| GRA BU | 132 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 298 |
| INHABITED | 298 |
| MALE | 839 |
| MARRIED F | 242 |
| MARRIED M | 241 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 483 |
| POPULATION | 1,716 |
| ROOT BU | 265 |
| SINGLE F | 590 |
| SINGLE M | 577 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,167 |
| TUR BU | 968 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC136010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054006_1871— 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'Avenir, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-avenir-qc136010-1871/.