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:
- Linière
- NO DATA
- St. François
- St. George
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin
- Ste. Justine de Langevin
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 5 |
| Number of females | 13 |
| Number of males | 11 |
| Number of married females | 5 |
| Number of married males | 5 |
| Number of married persons | 10 |
| Total population | 24 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 8 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 6 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 14 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 4 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 7 |
| HAY TONS | 4 |
| OAT BU | 175 |
| PEA BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 549 |
| Total area (acres) | 128,600 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 128,600 |
| CD | 159 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 5 |
| FEMALE | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 4 |
| INHABITED | 4 |
| MALE | 11 |
| MARRIED F | 5 |
| MARRIED M | 5 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 10 |
| POPULATION | 24 |
| SINGLE F | 8 |
| SINGLE M | 6 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 14 |
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/.