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 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 density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,349 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 2,138 |
| 1881 | 2,298 |
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 337 |
| Number of females | 1,048 |
| Number of males | 1,090 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 279 |
| Number of married persons | 556 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| Total population | 2,138 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 725 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 780 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,505 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 19 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 302 |
| Number of occupied houses | 302 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,639 |
| BWT BU | 8,044 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 1,657 |
| HAY TONS | 1,662 |
| OAT BU | 28,149 |
| PEA BU | 232 |
| POT AC | 534 |
| POT BU | 108,971 |
| RYE BU | 1,551 |
| Total area (acres) | 45,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,160 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 116 |
| AREA | 45,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 19 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| CD | 169 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 337 |
| FEMALE | 1,048 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 302 |
| INHABITED | 302 |
| MALE | 1,090 |
| MARRIED F | 277 |
| MARRIED M | 279 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 556 |
| POPULATION | 2,138 |
| ROOT BU | 82 |
| SINGLE F | 725 |
| SINGLE M | 780 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,505 |
| TUR BU | 5,905 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038008— 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). "Maria, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-qc169006-1871/.