Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1871 census)
Pointe aux Trembles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,053. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 73.515°W.
Population
In 1871, Pointe aux Trembles had a population of 1,053: 532 male and 521 female residents. Population density was 92.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,362 |
| 1871 | 1,053 |
| 1881 | 1,063 |
| 1891 | 876 |
| 1901 | 1,291 |
| 1911 | 560 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pointe aux Trembles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 192 |
| Number of females | 521 |
| Number of males | 532 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 353 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| Total population | 1,053 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 321 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 656 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 169 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,279 |
| BWT BU | 1,460 |
| CRN BU | 1,504 |
| HAY AC | 1,518 |
| HAY TONS | 2,403 |
| OAT BU | 22,467 |
| PEA BU | 4,667 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 27,828 |
| Total area (acres) | 6,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,384 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 233 |
| AREA | 6,240 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 177 |
| CD | 107 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 192 |
| FEMALE | 521 |
| GRA BU | 214 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 169 |
| INHABITED | 169 |
| MALE | 532 |
| MARRIED F | 176 |
| MARRIED M | 177 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 353 |
| POPULATION | 1,053 |
| ROOT BU | 3,231 |
| SINGLE F | 321 |
| SINGLE M | 335 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 656 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC107007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168001— 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). "Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-aux-trembles-qc107007-1871/.