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 1,174. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.819°N, 69.514°W.
Population
In 1871, Rivière du Loup had a population of 1,174: 588 male and 586 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,174 |
| 1881 | 1,280 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rivière du Loup shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,174 total population, 588 males, 586 females, 310 married persons, 190 families, 156 married females, 154 married males, 32 widowed persons, 17 widowed males, 15 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 832 single persons under 18, 417 single males under 18, 415 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 132 inhabited houses, 132 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 11,040 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041002_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142024
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-du-Loup
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-du-Loup
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-qc166002-1871/.