Rivière au Rat, Quebec (1871 census)
Rivière au Rat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 24. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.232°N, 72.904°W.
Population
In 1871, Rivière au Rat had a population of 24. Population density was 24.0 people per square mile.
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rivière au Rat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 3 |
| Number of females | 9 |
| Number of males | 15 |
| Number of married females | 4 |
| Number of married males | 4 |
| Number of married persons | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 2 |
| Total population | 24 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 5 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 9 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 14 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 3 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 150 |
| HAY TONS | 136 |
| OAT BU | 1,902 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 1,713 |
| Total area (acres) | 267,520 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 267,520 |
| CD | 130 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 3 |
| FEMALE | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 3 |
| INHABITED | 3 |
| MALE | 15 |
| MARRIED F | 4 |
| MARRIED M | 4 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 8 |
| POPULATION | 24 |
| SINGLE F | 5 |
| SINGLE M | 9 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 14 |
| TUR BU | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC130004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC130004— 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). "Rivière au Rat, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-au-rat-qc130004-1871/.