Varennes, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Varennes, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 561. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.685°N, 73.440°W.
Population
In 1871, Varennes, Village had a population of 561: 254 male and 307 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 561 |
| 1881 | 612 |
| 1891 | 802 |
| 1901 | 775 |
| 1911 | 820 |
| 1921 | 802 |
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, Varennes, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 307 |
| Number of males | 254 |
| Number of married females | 77 |
| Number of married males | 78 |
| Number of married persons | 155 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 561 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 163 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 371 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 91 |
| Number of occupied houses | 91 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 133 |
| CRN BU | 520 |
| HAY AC | 1,213 |
| HAY TONS | 1,396 |
| OAT BU | 1,485 |
| PEA BU | 418 |
| POT AC | 10 |
| POT BU | 2,298 |
| Total area (acres) | 127 |
| WHT SP BU | 48 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8 |
| AREA | 127 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| CD | 119 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 117 |
| FEMALE | 307 |
| GRA BU | 207 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 91 |
| INHABITED | 91 |
| MALE | 254 |
| MARRIED F | 77 |
| MARRIED M | 78 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 155 |
| POPULATION | 561 |
| ROOT BU | 334 |
| SINGLE F | 207 |
| SINGLE M | 163 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 371 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC119002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142014
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). "Varennes, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/varennes-village-qc119002-1871/.