Woodbridge, Painchaud, Quebec (1871 census)
Woodbridge, Painchaud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 556. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.365°N, 69.605°W.
Population
In 1871, Woodbridge, Painchaud had a population of 556: 310 male and 246 female residents. Population density was 2.8 people per square mile.
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 contained Woodbridge, 1861 (37.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Paschal, Woodbridge & Painchaud, 1881 (89.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Woodbridge, Painchaud shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 246 |
| Number of males | 310 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 198 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 556 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 203 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 342 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 87 |
| Number of occupied houses | 87 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 360 |
| BWT BU | 161 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 302 |
| HAY TONS | 311 |
| OAT BU | 809 |
| PEA BU | 702 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 7,456 |
| RYE BU | 1,636 |
| Total area (acres) | 126,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,084 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 132 |
| AREA | 126,000 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FEMALE | 246 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 87 |
| INHABITED | 87 |
| MALE | 310 |
| MARRIED F | 99 |
| MARRIED M | 99 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 198 |
| POPULATION | 556 |
| ROOT BU | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 139 |
| SINGLE M | 203 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 342 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC165011— 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). "Woodbridge, Painchaud, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/woodbridge-painchaud-qc165011-1871/.