Rigaud, Quebec (1871 census)
Rigaud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,384. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 74.335°W.
Population
In 1871, Rigaud had a population of 3,384: 1,723 male and 1,661 female residents. Population density was 63.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,260 |
| 1861 | 3,871 |
| 1871 | 3,384 |
| 1881 | 2,826 |
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 1,534 |
| 1911 | 1,305 |
| 1921 | 1,395 |
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 Rigaud, Village, 1881 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rigaud 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 | 625 |
| Number of females | 1,661 |
| Number of males | 1,723 |
| Number of married females | 510 |
| Number of married males | 512 |
| Number of married persons | 1,022 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| Total population | 3,384 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,085 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,170 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,255 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 560 |
| Number of occupied houses | 560 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,190 |
| BWT BU | 6,637 |
| CRN BU | 2,370 |
| HAY AC | 3,714 |
| HAY TONS | 2,491 |
| OAT BU | 55,946 |
| PEA BU | 21,927 |
| POT AC | 366 |
| POT BU | 45,258 |
| RYE BU | 513 |
| Total area (acres) | 36,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,643 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,555 |
| AREA | 36,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 361 |
| CD | 109 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 625 |
| FEMALE | 1,661 |
| GRA BU | 1,825 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 560 |
| INHABITED | 560 |
| MALE | 1,723 |
| MARRIED F | 510 |
| MARRIED M | 512 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,022 |
| POPULATION | 3,384 |
| ROOT BU | 1,676 |
| SINGLE F | 1,085 |
| SINGLE M | 1,170 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,255 |
| TUR BU | 58 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC109004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097001— 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). "Rigaud, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rigaud-qc109004-1871/.