Litchfield, Quebec (1871 census)
Litchfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,243. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3256534. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.798°N, 76.592°W.
Population
In 1871, Litchfield had a population of 1,243: 664 male and 579 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 756 |
| 1861 | 1,044 |
| 1871 | 1,243 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | 1,382 |
| 1921 | 1,236 |
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, Litchfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,243 total population, 664 males, 579 females, 374 married persons, 223 families, 188 married males, 186 married females, 24 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 845 single persons under 18, 466 single males under 18, 379 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 223 inhabited houses, 223 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 49,700 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3256534
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Litchfield, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/litchfield-qc091006-1871/.