Vaudreuil, Quebec (1871 census)
Vaudreuil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.410°N, 74.122°W.
Population
In 1871, Vaudreuil had a population of 2,848: 1,474 male and 1,374 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,369 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 2,848 |
| 1881 | 1,857 |
| 1891 | 1,563 |
| 1901 | 1,022 |
| 1911 | 1,285 |
| 1921 | 1,112 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vaudreuil, 1881 (58.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Lazare, 1881 (41.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Vaudreuil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 533 |
| Number of females | 1,374 |
| Number of males | 1,474 |
| Number of married females | 440 |
| Number of married males | 449 |
| Number of married persons | 889 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| Total population | 2,848 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 884 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 980 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,864 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 449 |
| Number of occupied houses | 449 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 11,577 |
| BWT BU | 2,611 |
| CRN BU | 2,271 |
| HAY AC | 3,165 |
| HAY TONS | 2,143 |
| OAT BU | 42,820 |
| PEA BU | 11,602 |
| POT AC | 463 |
| POT BU | 46,322 |
| RYE BU | 2,451 |
| Total area (acres) | 32,056 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,939 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,293 |
| AREA | 32,056 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 113 |
| CD | 109 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 533 |
| FEMALE | 1,374 |
| GRA BU | 5,217 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 449 |
| INHABITED | 449 |
| MALE | 1,474 |
| MARRIED F | 440 |
| MARRIED M | 449 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 889 |
| POPULATION | 2,848 |
| ROOT BU | 718 |
| SINGLE F | 884 |
| SINGLE M | 980 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,864 |
| TUR BU | 82 |
| UNINHABITED | 37 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC109002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912599
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). "Vaudreuil, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/vaudreuil-qc109002-1871/.