Richelieu, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Richelieu, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.411°N, 73.228°W.
Population
In 1871, Richelieu, Village had a population of 760: 364 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 760 |
| 1891 | 530 |
| 1901 | 389 |
| 1911 | 332 |
| 1921 | 426 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Richelieu (Village), N.-D. de Bonsecours, 1881 (93.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Richelieu, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 760 total population, 396 females, 364 males, 242 married persons, 127 families, 121 married females, 121 married males, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 499 single persons under 18, 264 single females under 18, 235 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 114 inhabited houses, 114 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 9,920 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC123001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142306
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Richelieu, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/richelieu-village-qc123001-1871/.