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 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 density was 901.5 people per square mile.
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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 231 |
| Number of males | 230 |
| Number of married females | 80 |
| Number of married males | 79 |
| Number of married persons | 159 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| Total population | 461 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 146 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 290 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 94 |
| Number of occupied houses | 94 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 346 |
| BWT BU | 28 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 91 |
| HAY TONS | 75 |
| OAT BU | 984 |
| PEA BU | 456 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,153 |
| Total area (acres) | 271 |
| WHT SP BU | 225 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10 |
| AREA | 271 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| CD | 108 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FEMALE | 231 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 94 |
| INHABITED | 94 |
| MALE | 230 |
| MARRIED F | 80 |
| MARRIED M | 79 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 159 |
| POPULATION | 461 |
| ROOT BU | 51 |
| SINGLE F | 144 |
| SINGLE M | 146 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 290 |
| TUR BU | 434 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 12 |
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: 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, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-claire-village-qc108005-1871/.