St. Alexis, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Alexis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.943°N, 73.632°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Alexis had a population of 1,360: 682 male and 678 female residents. Population density was 79.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,433 |
| 1861 | 1,500 |
| 1871 | 1,360 |
| 1881 | 1,245 |
| 1891 | 1,231 |
| 1901 | 1,153 |
| 1911 | 1,329 |
| 1921 | 873 |
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. Alexis 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 | 250 |
| Number of females | 678 |
| Number of males | 682 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 379 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| Total population | 1,360 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 931 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,217 |
| BWT BU | 2,509 |
| CRN BU | 623 |
| HAY AC | 1,335 |
| HAY TONS | 1,503 |
| OAT BU | 41,211 |
| PEA BU | 1,953 |
| POT AC | 149 |
| POT BU | 17,531 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Total area (acres) | 7,180 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,501 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 710 |
| AREA | 7,180 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| CD | 101 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 250 |
| FEMALE | 678 |
| GRA BU | 979 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 212 |
| INHABITED | 212 |
| MALE | 682 |
| MARRIED F | 188 |
| MARRIED M | 191 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 379 |
| POPULATION | 1,360 |
| ROOT BU | 634 |
| SINGLE F | 460 |
| SINGLE M | 471 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 931 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC101003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073002— 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. Alexis, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexis-qc101003-1871/.