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 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 density was 56.2 people per square mile.
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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 524 |
| Number of males | 487 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 294 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 1,011 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 679 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 168 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,372 |
| BWT BU | 3,585 |
| CRN BU | 795 |
| HAY AC | 1,078 |
| HAY TONS | 1,701 |
| OAT BU | 26,563 |
| PEA BU | 5,563 |
| POT AC | 183 |
| POT BU | 43,892 |
| Total area (acres) | 9,489 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,179 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 257 |
| AREA | 9,489 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 118 |
| CD | 108 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FEMALE | 524 |
| GRA BU | 249 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 168 |
| INHABITED | 168 |
| MALE | 487 |
| MARRIED F | 146 |
| MARRIED M | 148 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 294 |
| POPULATION | 1,011 |
| ROOT BU | 1,533 |
| SINGLE F | 352 |
| SINGLE M | 327 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 679 |
| TUR BU | 217 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC108004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092004_1871_1881— 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 Claire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-claire-qc108004-1871/.