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 Q137738888. 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.
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 St. Lazare, 1881 (41.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vaudreuil, 1881 (58.8% 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,848 total population, 1,474 males, 1,374 females, 889 married persons, 533 families, 449 married males, 440 married females, 95 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,864 single persons under 18, 980 single males under 18, 884 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 449 inhabited houses, 449 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 32,056 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Atala | 1868–1936 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC109002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC109002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q137738888
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/.