Sauvages Betsiamites, Quebec (1871 census)
Sauvages Betsiamites was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 552. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.048°N, 68.681°W.
Population
In 1871, Sauvages Betsiamites had a population of 552: 261 male and 291 female residents. Population density was 5.4 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 Sault au Cochon, Islets Jérémie and Bersimis, 1861 (30.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized Territory, 1881 (58.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sauvages Betsiamites shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 123 |
| Number of females | 291 |
| Number of males | 261 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 113 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 552 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 150 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 145 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 295 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 113 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 87 |
| HAY AC | 11 |
| HAY TONS | 13 |
| OAT BU | 33 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 343 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 152 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 123 |
| FEMALE | 291 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 113 |
| INHABITED | 113 |
| MALE | 261 |
| MARRIED F | 113 |
| MARRIED M | 113 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 226 |
| POPULATION | 552 |
| SINGLE F | 150 |
| SINGLE M | 145 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 295 |
| TUR BU | 3 |
| UNINHABITED | 44 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152010— 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). "Sauvages Betsiamites, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sauvages-betsiamites-qc152010-1871/.