Watford, Metgermette, Quebec (1871 census)
Watford, Metgermette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 24. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.194°N, 70.419°W.
Population
In 1871, Watford, Metgermette had a population of 24: 11 male and 13 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 24 |
| 1881 | 312 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (65.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Watford, Metgermette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 24 total population, 13 females, 11 males, 10 married persons, 5 families, 5 married females, 5 married males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 14 single persons under 18, 8 single females under 18, 6 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 4 inhabited houses, 4 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 128,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047006_1871— 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). "Watford, Metgermette, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/watford-metgermette-qc159007-1871/.