Pointe Claire, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Pointe Claire, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 461. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142271. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.433°N, 73.828°W.
Population
In 1871, Pointe Claire, Village had a population of 461: 230 male and 231 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 461 |
| 1881 | 443 |
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 La Pointe Claire, 1861 (2.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pointe Claire, Village 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 461 total population, 231 females, 230 males, 159 married persons, 98 families, 80 married females, 79 married males, 12 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 290 single persons under 18, 146 single males under 18, 144 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 94 inhabited houses, 94 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 271 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC108005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092003— 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, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-claire-village-qc108005-1871/.