Cap Santé, Quebec (1871 census)
Cap Santé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,350. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.711°N, 71.776°W.
Population
In 1871, Cap Santé had a population of 1,350: 665 male and 685 female residents. Population density was 50.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,473 |
| 1861 | 3,315 |
| 1871 | 1,350 |
| 1881 | 1,291 |
| 1891 | 1,185 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 989 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
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 Cap Santé, 1861 (35.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cap Santé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 685 |
| Number of males | 665 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 357 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 1,350 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 467 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 930 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 182 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 437 |
| BWT BU | 1,959 |
| CRN BU | 292 |
| HAY AC | 1,151 |
| HAY TONS | 1,584 |
| OAT BU | 46,025 |
| PEA BU | 972 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 21,538 |
| RYE BU | 305 |
| Total area (acres) | 6,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,195 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 216 |
| AREA | 6,400 |
| BEN BU | 121 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FEMALE | 685 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 182 |
| INHABITED | 182 |
| MALE | 665 |
| MARRIED F | 179 |
| MARRIED M | 178 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 357 |
| POPULATION | 1,350 |
| ROOT BU | 505 |
| SINGLE F | 467 |
| SINGLE M | 463 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 930 |
| TUR BU | 224 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080002— 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). "Cap Santé, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-sant-qc143006-1871/.