St. Ambroise, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Ambroise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.089°N, 73.582°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Ambroise had a population of 1,868: 970 male and 898 female residents. Population density was 44.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,189 |
| 1871 | 1,868 |
| 1881 | 1,786 |
| 1891 | 1,706 |
| 1901 | 1,712 |
| 1911 | 1,501 |
| 1921 | 1,459 |
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. Ambroise 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 | 362 |
| Number of females | 898 |
| Number of males | 970 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 286 |
| Number of married persons | 575 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| Total population | 1,868 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 578 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,242 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 358 |
| Number of occupied houses | 358 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 522 |
| BWT BU | 1,154 |
| CRN BU | 535 |
| HAY AC | 2,058 |
| HAY TONS | 1,778 |
| OAT BU | 42,058 |
| PEA BU | 7,006 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 18,654 |
| RYE BU | 349 |
| Total area (acres) | 30,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,965 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 496 |
| AREA | 30,750 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| CD | 102 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 362 |
| FEMALE | 898 |
| GRA BU | 570 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 358 |
| INHABITED | 358 |
| MALE | 970 |
| MARRIED F | 289 |
| MARRIED M | 286 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 575 |
| POPULATION | 1,868 |
| ROOT BU | 379 |
| SINGLE F | 578 |
| SINGLE M | 664 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,242 |
| TUR BU | 17 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC102004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060003— 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. Ambroise, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ambroise-qc102004-1871/.