Pohénégamouk, Quebec (1871 census)
Pohénégamouk was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.524°N, 69.315°W.
Population
In 1871, Pohénégamouk had a population of 120: 61 male and 59 female residents.
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 NO DATA, 1861 (13.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Alexandre, Parke, 1881 (40.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pohénégamouk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 120 total population, 61 males, 59 females, 40 married persons, 27 families, 20 married females, 20 married males, 1 widowed males, 1 widowed persons. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 79 single persons under 18, 40 single males under 18, 39 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 27 inhabited houses, 27 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 55,920 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC165015— 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). "Pohénégamouk, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/poh-n-gamouk-qc165015-1871/.