Plessisville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Plessisville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 71.775°W.
Population
In 1871, Plessisville, Village had a population of 721: 348 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 468.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 721 |
| 1881 | 776 |
| 1891 | 1,323 |
| 1901 | 1,586 |
| 1911 | 1,559 |
| 1921 | 2,032 |
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 Somerset, South and Augmentation, 1861 (2.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Plessisville, Village 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 | 129 |
| Number of females | 373 |
| Number of males | 348 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 224 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| Total population | 721 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 475 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 122 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 96 |
| BWT BU | 1,041 |
| CRN BU | 99 |
| HAY AC | 610 |
| HAY TONS | 375 |
| OAT BU | 6,510 |
| PEA BU | 348 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 10,041 |
| WHT SP BU | 427 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 68 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| CD | 156 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FEMALE | 373 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 122 |
| INHABITED | 122 |
| MALE | 348 |
| MARRIED F | 112 |
| MARRIED M | 112 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 224 |
| POPULATION | 721 |
| ROOT BU | 39 |
| SINGLE F | 245 |
| SINGLE M | 230 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 475 |
| TUR BU | 34 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071026— 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). "Plessisville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/plessisville-village-qc156010-1871/.