Percé, Quebec (1871 census)
Percé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139032279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.519°N, 64.304°W.
Population
In 1871, Percé had a population of 1,743: 922 male and 821 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,720 |
| 1871 | 1,743 |
| 1881 | 1,805 |
| 1891 | 1,800 |
| 1901 | 1,868 |
| 1911 | 1,768 |
| 1921 | 1,472 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Percé, 1861 (44.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Percé 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 1,743 total population, 922 males, 821 females, 506 married persons, 303 families, 256 married males, 250 married females, 69 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,168 single persons under 18, 641 single males under 18, 527 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 242 inhabited houses, 242 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 21,120 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139032279
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). "Percé, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/perc-qc172002-1871/.