Princeville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Princeville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 511. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.169°N, 71.879°W.
Population
In 1871, Princeville, Village had a population of 511: 249 male and 262 female residents. Population density was 477.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 511 |
| 1881 | 699 |
| 1891 | 837 |
| 1901 | 742 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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 Stanfold, 1861 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Princeville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 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 | 262 |
| Number of males | 249 |
| Number of married females | 82 |
| Number of married males | 82 |
| Number of married persons | 164 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| Total population | 511 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 333 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 86 |
| Number of occupied houses | 86 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 71 |
| BWT BU | 171 |
| CRN BU | 73 |
| HAY AC | 233 |
| HAY TONS | 230 |
| OAT BU | 3,259 |
| PEA BU | 169 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 4,273 |
| WHT SP BU | 383 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 45 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| CD | 137 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FEMALE | 262 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 86 |
| INHABITED | 86 |
| MALE | 249 |
| MARRIED F | 82 |
| MARRIED M | 82 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 164 |
| POPULATION | 511 |
| ROOT BU | 276 |
| SINGLE F | 171 |
| SINGLE M | 162 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 333 |
| TUR BU | 84 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038024— 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). "Princeville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/princeville-village-qc137009-1871/.