Mont Carmel, Quebec (1871 census)
Mont Carmel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 985. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.404°N, 69.790°W.
Population
In 1871, Mont Carmel had a population of 985: 495 male and 490 female residents. Population density was 26.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 598 |
| 1871 | 985 |
| 1881 | 1,168 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,084 |
| 1911 | 1,282 |
| 1921 | 1,346 |
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, Mont Carmel 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 | 161 |
| Number of females | 490 |
| Number of males | 495 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 319 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 985 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 641 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 150 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,591 |
| BWT BU | 1,033 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 490 |
| HAY TONS | 486 |
| OAT BU | 1,342 |
| PEA BU | 868 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 14,590 |
| RYE BU | 922 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,804 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 348 |
| AREA | 20,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FEMALE | 490 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 150 |
| INHABITED | 150 |
| MALE | 495 |
| MARRIED F | 159 |
| MARRIED M | 160 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 319 |
| POPULATION | 985 |
| ROOT BU | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 319 |
| SINGLE M | 322 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 641 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061001— 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). "Mont Carmel, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mont-carmel-qc165007-1871/.