St. Aimé, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Aimé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.896°N, 72.967°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Aimé had a population of 3,150: 1,558 male and 1,592 female residents. Population density was 83.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,310 |
| 1861 | 3,368 |
| 1871 | 3,150 |
| 1881 | 2,254 |
| 1891 | 2,481 |
| 1901 | 1,967 |
| 1911 | 1,088 |
| 1921 | 879 |
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 St. Aimé, 1861 (94.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Aimé, 1881 (71.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Aimé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 473 |
| Number of females | 1,592 |
| Number of males | 1,558 |
| Number of married females | 479 |
| Number of married males | 480 |
| Number of married persons | 959 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| Total population | 3,150 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,058 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,052 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,110 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 420 |
| Number of occupied houses | 420 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,819 |
| BWT BU | 7,098 |
| CRN BU | 1,730 |
| HAY AC | 1,926 |
| HAY TONS | 1,692 |
| OAT BU | 75,620 |
| PEA BU | 4,605 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 27,104 |
| RYE BU | 141 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,462 |
| WHT WTR BU | 85 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,325 |
| AREA | 22,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 234 |
| CD | 120 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 473 |
| FEMALE | 1,592 |
| GRA BU | 458 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 420 |
| INHABITED | 420 |
| MALE | 1,558 |
| MARRIED F | 479 |
| MARRIED M | 480 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 959 |
| POPULATION | 3,150 |
| ROOT BU | 559 |
| SINGLE F | 1,058 |
| SINGLE M | 1,052 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,110 |
| TUR BU | 331 |
| UNINHABITED | 53 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082001— 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. Aimé, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-aim-qc120008-1871/.