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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3393527. 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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,467 total population, 751 males, 716 females, 432 married persons, 248 families, 217 married males, 215 married females, 67 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 968 single persons under 18, 503 single males under 18, 465 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 242 inhabited houses, 242 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 13,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Christophe Malhiot | 1808–1874 | died here |
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: Q3393527
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-du-Lac
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-du-Lac
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/.