Sauvages de Mingan, Quebec (1871 census)
Sauvages de Mingan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.320°N, 64.034°W.
Population
In 1871, Sauvages de Mingan had a population of 560: 282 male and 278 female residents.
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 River St. Jean and other places, 1861 (2.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized Territory, 1881 (3.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sauvages de Mingan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 560 total population, 282 males, 278 females, 256 married persons, 142 families, 128 married females, 128 married males, 26 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 278 single persons under 18, 150 single males under 18, 128 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 142 inhabited houses, 142 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152011— 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 de Mingan, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sauvages-de-mingan-qc152011-1871/.