Weedon, Quebec (1871 census)
Weedon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,286. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138528745. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.712°N, 71.463°W.
Population
In 1871, Weedon had a population of 1,286: 647 male and 639 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 809 |
| 1871 | 1,286 |
| 1881 | 1,783 |
| 1891 | 2,219 |
| 1901 | 1,015 |
| 1911 | 1,254 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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 Weedon, 1881 (81.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Weedon 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 1,286 total population, 647 males, 639 females, 402 married persons, 230 families, 202 married males, 200 married females, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 865 single persons under 18, 437 single males under 18, 428 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 179 inhabited houses, 179 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 64,700 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099013_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138528745
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). "Weedon, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/weedon-qc139008-1871/.