Victoria, Quebec (1871 census)
Victoria was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.430°N, 77.598°W.
Population
In 1871, Victoria had a population of 320: 165 male and 155 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized Territory, 1881 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Victoria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 74 |
| Number of females | 155 |
| Number of males | 165 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 60 |
| Number of married persons | 121 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| Total population | 320 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 87 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 101 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 188 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 49 |
| Number of occupied houses | 51 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 1,493 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,258,000 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 2,258,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| CD | 92 |
| CSD | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 74 |
| FEMALE | 155 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 51 |
| INHABITED | 49 |
| MALE | 165 |
| MARRIED F | 61 |
| MARRIED M | 60 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 121 |
| POPULATION | 320 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 87 |
| SINGLE M | 101 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 188 |
| TUR BU | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092015— 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). "Victoria, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/victoria-qc092015-1871/.