St. Alexandre, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Alexandre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,303. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.230°N, 73.114°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Alexandre had a population of 3,303: 1,663 male and 1,640 female residents. Population density was 95.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 3,303 |
| 1881 | 3,262 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
| 1921 | 1,018 |
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. Alexandre 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 | 646 |
| Number of females | 1,640 |
| Number of males | 1,663 |
| Number of married females | 549 |
| Number of married males | 556 |
| Number of married persons | 1,105 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| Total population | 3,303 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,050 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,070 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,120 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 459 |
| Number of occupied houses | 459 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,714 |
| BWT BU | 1,861 |
| CRN BU | 2,492 |
| HAY AC | 3,582 |
| HAY TONS | 3,652 |
| OAT BU | 56,555 |
| PEA BU | 6,956 |
| POT AC | 271 |
| POT BU | 29,661 |
| RYE BU | 175 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,456 |
| WHT WTR BU | 57 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,208 |
| AREA | 20,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 320 |
| CD | 124 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 646 |
| FEMALE | 1,640 |
| GRA BU | 722 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 459 |
| INHABITED | 459 |
| MALE | 1,663 |
| MARRIED F | 549 |
| MARRIED M | 556 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,105 |
| POPULATION | 3,303 |
| ROOT BU | 1,635 |
| SINGLE F | 1,050 |
| SINGLE M | 1,070 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,120 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| UNINHABITED | 31 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC124006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059001_1861— 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. Alexandre, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexandre-qc124006-1871/.