Pointe du Lac, Quebec (1871 census)
Pointe du Lac was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.316°N, 72.704°W.
Population
In 1871, Pointe du Lac had a population of 1,467: 751 male and 716 female residents. Population density was 59.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,602 |
| 1861 | 1,649 |
| 1871 | 1,467 |
| 1881 | 1,607 |
| 1891 | 1,366 |
| 1901 | 1,337 |
| 1911 | 1,316 |
| 1921 | 1,400 |
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 du Lac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 248 |
| Number of females | 716 |
| Number of males | 751 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 432 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| Total population | 1,467 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 968 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 242 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 622 |
| BWT BU | 5,174 |
| CRN BU | 774 |
| HAY AC | 689 |
| HAY TONS | 1,106 |
| OAT BU | 32,932 |
| PEA BU | 1,186 |
| POT AC | 210 |
| POT BU | 27,523 |
| RYE BU | 1,072 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,035 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 277 |
| AREA | 13,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| CD | 129 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 248 |
| FEMALE | 716 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 242 |
| INHABITED | 242 |
| MALE | 751 |
| MARRIED F | 215 |
| MARRIED M | 217 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 432 |
| POPULATION | 1,467 |
| ROOT BU | 90 |
| SINGLE F | 465 |
| SINGLE M | 503 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 968 |
| TUR BU | 13 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC129001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093003— 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 du Lac, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-du-lac-qc129001-1871/.