Lac Témiscouata, Quebec (1871 census)
Lac Témiscouata was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,791. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.573°N, 68.806°W.
Population
In 1871, Lac Témiscouata had a population of 1,791: 933 male and 858 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
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 Ste. Rose du Dégelé, 1881 (32.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Détour du Lac, 1881 (48.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lac Témiscouata shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 295 |
| Number of females | 858 |
| Number of males | 933 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of married persons | 532 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 1,791 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 578 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,224 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 248 |
| Number of occupied houses | 250 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,810 |
| BWT BU | 10,130 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 2,305 |
| HAY TONS | 1,419 |
| OAT BU | 7,660 |
| PEA BU | 1,996 |
| POT AC | 348 |
| POT BU | 30,988 |
| RYE BU | 2,925 |
| Total area (acres) | 657,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,381 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 367 |
| AREA | 657,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 16 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| CD | 166 |
| CSD | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 295 |
| FEMALE | 858 |
| GRA BU | 125 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 250 |
| INHABITED | 248 |
| MALE | 933 |
| MARRIED F | 266 |
| MARRIED M | 266 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 532 |
| POPULATION | 1,791 |
| ROOT BU | 2,605 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 578 |
| SINGLE M | 646 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,224 |
| TUR BU | 1,325 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166015— 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). "Lac Témiscouata, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lac-t-miscouata-qc166015-1871/.