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 1,578. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.721°N, 71.624°W.
Population
In 1871, Pointe-aux-Trembles had a population of 1,578: 763 male and 815 female residents. Population density was 54.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,077 |
| 1861 | 2,198 |
| 1871 | 1,578 |
| 1881 | 1,591 |
| 1891 | 1,240 |
| 1901 | 1,077 |
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 Pointe-aux-Trembles, 1861 (50.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pointe-aux-Trembles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 815 |
| Number of males | 763 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 462 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 1,578 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 539 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 508 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,047 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 277 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 570 |
| BWT BU | 2,213 |
| CRN BU | 744 |
| HAY AC | 861 |
| HAY TONS | 1,490 |
| OAT BU | 30,841 |
| PEA BU | 2,051 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 29,185 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,355 |
| WHT WTR BU | 300 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 294 |
| AREA | 14,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 149 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FEMALE | 815 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 277 |
| INHABITED | 277 |
| MALE | 763 |
| MARRIED F | 232 |
| MARRIED M | 230 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 462 |
| POPULATION | 1,578 |
| ROOT BU | 800 |
| SINGLE F | 539 |
| SINGLE M | 508 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,047 |
| TUR BU | 147 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC181007— 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-qc143010-1871/.