Rivière du Loup, Quebec (1871 census)
Rivière du Loup was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.253°N, 72.951°W.
Population
In 1871, Rivière du Loup had a population of 2,925: 1,450 male and 1,475 female residents. Population density was 100.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,048 |
| 1861 | 2,980 |
| 1871 | 2,925 |
| 1881 | 1,863 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1901 | 1,249 |
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 Louiseville, Town—Ville, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rivière du Loup 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 | 578 |
| Number of females | 1,475 |
| Number of males | 1,450 |
| Number of married females | 467 |
| Number of married males | 469 |
| Number of married persons | 936 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 118 |
| Total population | 2,925 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 936 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 935 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,871 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 451 |
| Number of occupied houses | 451 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,876 |
| BWT BU | 9,460 |
| CRN BU | 1,676 |
| HAY AC | 3,434 |
| HAY TONS | 6,255 |
| OAT BU | 93,656 |
| PEA BU | 8,531 |
| POT AC | 213 |
| POT BU | 24,463 |
| RYE BU | 655 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,571 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 770 |
| AREA | 16,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 141 |
| CD | 128 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 578 |
| FEMALE | 1,475 |
| GRA BU | 730 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 451 |
| INHABITED | 451 |
| MALE | 1,450 |
| MARRIED F | 467 |
| MARRIED M | 469 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 936 |
| POPULATION | 2,925 |
| ROOT BU | 2,932 |
| SINGLE F | 936 |
| SINGLE M | 935 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,871 |
| TUR BU | 213 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 72 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 118 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC128002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168004— 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 du Loup, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-du-loup-qc128002-1871/.