Nouvelle, Shoolbred, Quebec (1871 census)
Nouvelle, Shoolbred was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,650. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.164°N, 66.400°W.
Population
In 1871, Nouvelle, Shoolbred had a population of 1,650: 859 male and 791 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,309 |
| 1861 | 1,561 |
| 1871 | 1,650 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jean l'Évangéliste, 1881 (70.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Escuminac, Village, 1881 (28.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shoolbred, Village, 1881 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Nouvelle, Shoolbred shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 791 |
| Number of males | 859 |
| Number of married females | 234 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 468 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| Total population | 1,650 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 603 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,127 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 281 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,421 |
| BWT BU | 7,251 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 1,525 |
| HAY TONS | 1,763 |
| OAT BU | 21,727 |
| PEA BU | 427 |
| POT AC | 483 |
| POT BU | 64,430 |
| RYE BU | 215 |
| Total area (acres) | 88,901 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,920 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 172 |
| AREA | 88,901 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 169 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 294 |
| FEMALE | 791 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 286 |
| INHABITED | 281 |
| MALE | 859 |
| MARRIED F | 234 |
| MARRIED M | 234 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 468 |
| POPULATION | 1,650 |
| ROOT BU | 207 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 524 |
| SINGLE M | 603 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,127 |
| TUR BU | 2,720 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169008— 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). "Nouvelle, Shoolbred, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nouvelle-shoolbred-qc169008-1871/.