Maskinongé, Quebec (1871 census)
Maskinongé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.208°N, 73.039°W.
Population
In 1871, Maskinongé had a population of 2,080: 1,041 male and 1,039 female residents. Population density was 78.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,881 |
| 1861 | 2,325 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 2,193 |
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, Maskinongé 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 | 342 |
| Number of females | 1,039 |
| Number of males | 1,041 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 631 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| Total population | 2,080 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 676 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 690 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,366 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 288 |
| Number of occupied houses | 288 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,230 |
| BWT BU | 2,805 |
| CRN BU | 1,302 |
| HAY AC | 1,272 |
| HAY TONS | 2,379 |
| OAT BU | 60,001 |
| PEA BU | 4,262 |
| POT AC | 101 |
| POT BU | 11,125 |
| RYE BU | 67 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,956 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 701 |
| AREA | 18,080 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| CD | 128 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 342 |
| FEMALE | 1,039 |
| GRA BU | 1,228 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 288 |
| INHABITED | 288 |
| MALE | 1,041 |
| MARRIED F | 315 |
| MARRIED M | 316 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 631 |
| POPULATION | 2,080 |
| ROOT BU | 1,057 |
| SINGLE F | 676 |
| SINGLE M | 690 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,366 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC128001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085003— 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). "Maskinongé, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maskinong-qc128001-1871/.