Yamaska, Quebec (1871 census)
Yamaska was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.018°N, 72.921°W.
Population
In 1871, Yamaska had a population of 2,093: 1,026 male and 1,067 female residents. Population density was 56.1 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Yamaska 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 | 356 |
| Number of females | 1,067 |
| Number of males | 1,026 |
| Number of married females | 345 |
| Number of married males | 344 |
| Number of married persons | 689 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| Total population | 2,093 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 668 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 663 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,331 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 272 |
| Number of occupied houses | 272 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,298 |
| BWT BU | 9,971 |
| CRN BU | 1,147 |
| HAY AC | 1,123 |
| HAY TONS | 1,912 |
| OAT BU | 51,919 |
| PEA BU | 6,137 |
| POT AC | 141 |
| POT BU | 25,393 |
| RYE BU | 585 |
| Total area (acres) | 26,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,653 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 212 |
| AREA | 26,240 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 217 |
| CD | 134 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 356 |
| FEMALE | 1,067 |
| GRA BU | 205 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 272 |
| INHABITED | 272 |
| MALE | 1,026 |
| MARRIED F | 345 |
| MARRIED M | 344 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 689 |
| POPULATION | 2,093 |
| ROOT BU | 784 |
| SINGLE F | 668 |
| SINGLE M | 663 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,331 |
| TUR BU | 281 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC134001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC134001— 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). "Yamaska, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamaska-qc134001-1871/.