Settrington, Quebec (1871 census)
Settrington was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.581°N, 70.400°W.
Population
In 1871, Settrington had a population of 862: 429 male and 433 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 540 |
| 1871 | 862 |
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, Settrington 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 | 133 |
| Number of females | 433 |
| Number of males | 429 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| Total population | 862 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 583 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 113 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,760 |
| BWT BU | 1,162 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 275 |
| HAY TONS | 249 |
| OAT BU | 2,446 |
| PEA BU | 1,783 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 5,530 |
| RYE BU | 3,219 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,933 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 433 |
| AREA | 22,240 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 149 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| FEMALE | 433 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 113 |
| INHABITED | 113 |
| MALE | 429 |
| MARRIED F | 132 |
| MARRIED M | 132 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 264 |
| POPULATION | 862 |
| ROOT BU | 36 |
| SINGLE F | 291 |
| SINGLE M | 292 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 583 |
| TUR BU | 180 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149006— 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). "Settrington, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/settrington-qc149006-1871/.