St. Alexis, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Alexis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.293°N, 70.705°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Alexis had a population of 1,304: 675 male and 629 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,304 |
| 1881 | 1,749 |
| 1891 | 1,689 |
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, St. Alexis 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 1,304 total population, 675 males, 629 females, 381 married persons, 232 families, 191 married males, 190 married females, 28 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 895 single persons under 18, 475 single males under 18, 420 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 188 inhabited houses, 188 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 192,375 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149013— 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). "St. Alexis, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexis-qc150002-1871/.