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 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 density was 41.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,160 |
| 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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 303 |
| Number of females | 821 |
| Number of males | 922 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 256 |
| Number of married persons | 506 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 1,743 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 527 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 641 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,168 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 242 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,668 |
| HAY AC | 1,138 |
| HAY TONS | 1,307 |
| OAT BU | 5,762 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 19,796 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,120 |
| WHT SP BU | 324 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 17 |
| AREA | 21,120 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 172 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 303 |
| FEMALE | 821 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 242 |
| INHABITED | 242 |
| MALE | 922 |
| MARRIED F | 250 |
| MARRIED M | 256 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 506 |
| POPULATION | 1,743 |
| ROOT BU | 110 |
| SINGLE F | 527 |
| SINGLE M | 641 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,168 |
| TUR BU | 9,724 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
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: 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). "Percé, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/perc-qc172002-1871/.