Westbury, Quebec (1871 census)
Westbury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 363. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.480°N, 71.656°W.
Population
In 1871, Westbury had a population of 363: 191 male and 172 female residents. Population density was 13.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 115 |
| 1861 | 297 |
| 1871 | 363 |
| 1881 | 510 |
| 1891 | 973 |
| 1901 | 1,976 |
| 1911 | 2,708 |
| 1921 | 662 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Westbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 66 |
| Number of females | 172 |
| Number of males | 191 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of married persons | 128 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| Total population | 363 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 102 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 125 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 227 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 65 |
| Number of occupied houses | 65 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 89 |
| BWT BU | 1,997 |
| CRN BU | 529 |
| HAY AC | 791 |
| HAY TONS | 786 |
| OAT BU | 5,156 |
| PEA BU | 235 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 7,285 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 425 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 45 |
| AREA | 17,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 217 |
| CD | 142 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 66 |
| FEMALE | 172 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 65 |
| INHABITED | 65 |
| MALE | 191 |
| MARRIED F | 64 |
| MARRIED M | 64 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 128 |
| POPULATION | 363 |
| ROOT BU | 23 |
| SINGLE F | 102 |
| SINGLE M | 125 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 227 |
| TUR BU | 481 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051016— 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). "Westbury, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/westbury-qc142007-1871/.