Pointe Claire, Quebec (1871 census)
Pointe Claire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,011. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142271. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.452°N, 73.831°W.
Population
In 1871, Pointe Claire had a population of 1,011: 487 male and 524 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,011 |
| 1881 | 890 |
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 Claire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,011 total population, 524 females, 487 males, 294 married persons, 179 families, 148 married males, 146 married females, 38 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 679 single persons under 18, 352 single females under 18, 327 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 168 inhabited houses, 168 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 9,489 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC108004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092004_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142271
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-Claire
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-Claire
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 Claire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-claire-qc108004-1871/.