Wright, Quebec (1871 census)
Wright was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.101°N, 76.072°W.
Population
In 1871, Wright had a population of 918: 500 male and 418 female residents. Population density was 12.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 918 |
| 1881 | 1,119 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
| 1911 | 1,180 |
| 1921 | 1,360 |
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 Wabasse and Wright, 1861 (50.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 162 |
| Number of females | 418 |
| Number of males | 500 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 918 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 604 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 162 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 181 |
| BWT BU | 146 |
| CRN BU | 58 |
| HAY AC | 1,512 |
| HAY TONS | 1,178 |
| OAT BU | 15,118 |
| PEA BU | 1,437 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 11,784 |
| RYE BU | 49 |
| Total area (acres) | 43,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 871 |
| WHT WTR BU | 278 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 145 |
| AREA | 43,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| CD | 93 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FEMALE | 418 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 162 |
| INHABITED | 162 |
| MALE | 500 |
| MARRIED F | 151 |
| MARRIED M | 153 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 304 |
| POPULATION | 918 |
| ROOT BU | 60 |
| SINGLE F | 262 |
| SINGLE M | 342 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 604 |
| TUR BU | 4,098 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057026— 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). "Wright, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wright-qc093012-1871/.