Cap St. Ignace, Quebec (1871 census)
Cap St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.846°N, 70.222°W.
Population
In 1871, Cap St. Ignace had a population of 3,278: 1,634 male and 1,644 female residents. Population density was 12.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,278 |
| 1881 | 3,889 |
| 1891 | 3,539 |
| 1901 | 3,519 |
| 1911 | 3,648 |
| 1921 | 3,190 |
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 contained St. Ignace, 1861 (41.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cap St. Ignace shared boundaries with:
- L’Islet
- Montminy, Ashburton, Rolette, Panet
- St. Cyrille, Lessard, Beaubien, Arago, Leverrier
- St. Thomas
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 586 |
| Number of females | 1,644 |
| Number of males | 1,634 |
| Number of married females | 498 |
| Number of married males | 499 |
| Number of married persons | 997 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| Total population | 3,278 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,087 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,107 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,194 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 492 |
| Number of occupied houses | 492 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,065 |
| BWT BU | 1,031 |
| CRN BU | 141 |
| HAY AC | 1,726 |
| HAY TONS | 2,882 |
| OAT BU | 29,751 |
| PEA BU | 1,294 |
| POT AC | 405 |
| POT BU | 72,615 |
| RYE BU | 2,619 |
| Total area (acres) | 165,460 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,737 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 683 |
| AREA | 165,460 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| CD | 163 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 586 |
| FEMALE | 1,644 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 492 |
| INHABITED | 492 |
| MALE | 1,634 |
| MARRIED F | 498 |
| MARRIED M | 499 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 997 |
| POPULATION | 3,278 |
| ROOT BU | 4,543 |
| SINGLE F | 1,087 |
| SINGLE M | 1,107 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,194 |
| TUR BU | 679 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074001— 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 St. Ignace, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-st-ignace-qc163004-1871/.