Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 730. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.399°N, 70.515°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin had a population of 730: 381 male and 349 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
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, Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 730 total population, 381 males, 349 females, 233 married persons, 134 families, 117 married males, 116 married females, 9 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 488 single persons under 18, 262 single males under 18, 226 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 131 inhabited houses, 131 occupied houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 76,300 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047012— 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). "Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-germaine-lac-etchemin-qc160006-1871/.