La Baie, Quebec (1871 census)
La Baie was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,691. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.127°N, 72.690°W.
Population
In 1871, La Baie had a population of 2,691: 1,325 male and 1,366 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,086 |
| 1861 | 2,982 |
| 1871 | 2,691 |
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, La Baie 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 | 379 |
| Number of females | 1,366 |
| Number of males | 1,325 |
| Number of married females | 374 |
| Number of married males | 379 |
| Number of married persons | 753 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| Total population | 2,691 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 935 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 906 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,841 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 372 |
| Number of occupied houses | 372 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,254 |
| BWT BU | 12,313 |
| CRN BU | 1,546 |
| HAY AC | 4,101 |
| HAY TONS | 6,201 |
| OAT BU | 70,560 |
| PEA BU | 18,036 |
| POT AC | 323 |
| POT BU | 46,694 |
| RYE BU | 117 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,925 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,914 |
| AREA | 34,880 |
| BEN BU | 107 |
| CD | 134 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 379 |
| FEMALE | 1,366 |
| GRA BU | 486 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 372 |
| INHABITED | 372 |
| MALE | 1,325 |
| MARRIED F | 374 |
| MARRIED M | 379 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 753 |
| POPULATION | 2,691 |
| ROOT BU | 739 |
| SINGLE F | 935 |
| SINGLE M | 906 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,841 |
| TUR BU | 221 |
| UNINHABITED | 35 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC134005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC134005— 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). "La Baie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-baie-qc134005-1871/.