Maria, Quebec (1871 census)
Maria was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,138. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28154590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 66.001°W.
Population
In 1871, Maria had a population of 2,138: 1,090 male and 1,048 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,349 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 2,138 |
| 1881 | 2,298 |
| 1901 | 2,460 |
| 1911 | 2,457 |
| 1921 | 1,946 |
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, Maria 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 2,138 total population, 1,090 males, 1,048 females, 556 married persons, 337 families, 279 married males, 277 married females, 77 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,505 single persons under 18, 780 single males under 18, 725 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 302 inhabited houses, 302 occupied houses, 19 houses under construction, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 45,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28154590
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). "Maria, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-qc169006-1871/.