La Présentation, Quebec (1871 census)
La Présentation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,839. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.667°N, 73.062°W.
Population
In 1871, La Présentation had a population of 1,839: 954 male and 885 female residents. Population density was 42.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,755 |
| 1861 | 1,901 |
| 1871 | 1,839 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,285 |
| 1901 | 1,273 |
| 1911 | 1,218 |
| 1921 | 1,062 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained La Présentation, 1881 (86.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, La Présentation shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 321 |
| Number of females | 885 |
| Number of males | 954 |
| Number of married females | 286 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 573 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,839 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 652 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,218 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 16,525 |
| BWT BU | 1,864 |
| CRN BU | 1,604 |
| HAY AC | 1,916 |
| HAY TONS | 1,502 |
| OAT BU | 31,381 |
| PEA BU | 15,912 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 16,073 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,708 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 897 |
| AREA | 22,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| CD | 121 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 321 |
| FEMALE | 885 |
| GRA BU | 378 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 251 |
| INHABITED | 251 |
| MALE | 954 |
| MARRIED F | 286 |
| MARRIED M | 287 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 573 |
| POPULATION | 1,839 |
| ROOT BU | 777 |
| SINGLE F | 566 |
| SINGLE M | 652 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,218 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| UNINHABITED | 48 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC121002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091001— 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 Présentation, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-pr-sentation-qc121002-1871/.