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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461713. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 3,303 |
| 1881 | 3,262 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | — |
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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,303 total population, 1,663 males, 1,640 females, 1,105 married persons, 646 families, 556 married males, 549 married females, 78 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,120 single persons under 18, 1,070 single males under 18, 1,050 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 459 inhabited houses, 459 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 20,160 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC124006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461713
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.