Wright, Quebec (1871 census)
Wright was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 918. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29306327. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 918 |
| 1881 | 1,119 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
| 1911 | 1,180 |
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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 918 total population, 500 males, 418 females, 304 married persons, 162 families, 153 married males, 151 married females, 10 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 604 single persons under 18, 342 single males under 18, 262 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 162 inhabited houses, 162 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 43,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29306327
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/.