St. Agapit, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Agapit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 657. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.534°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Agapit had a population of 657: 321 male and 336 female residents. Population density was 23.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 657 |
| 1881 | 854 |
| 1891 | 1,001 |
| 1901 | 1,094 |
| 1911 | 1,109 |
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. Agapit shared boundaries with:
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 | 114 |
| Number of females | 336 |
| Number of males | 321 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 218 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| Total population | 657 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 427 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 103 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 151 |
| BWT BU | 588 |
| CRN BU | 41 |
| HAY AC | 615 |
| HAY TONS | 467 |
| OAT BU | 10,583 |
| PEA BU | 446 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 13,041 |
| RYE BU | 342 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 645 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 54 |
| AREA | 15,840 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 155 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| FEMALE | 336 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 103 |
| INHABITED | 103 |
| MALE | 321 |
| MARRIED F | 109 |
| MARRIED M | 109 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 218 |
| POPULATION | 657 |
| ROOT BU | 87 |
| SINGLE F | 218 |
| SINGLE M | 209 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 427 |
| TUR BU | 28 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171001— 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. Agapit, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-agapit-qc155009-1871/.