St. Apollinaire, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Apollinaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,533. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.598°N, 71.481°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Apollinaire had a population of 1,533: 765 male and 768 female residents. Population density was 41.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,533 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,740 |
| 1901 | 1,462 |
| 1911 | 1,755 |
| 1921 | 988 |
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. Apollinaire, 1861 (81.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Apollinaire 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 | 269 |
| Number of females | 768 |
| Number of males | 765 |
| Number of married females | 234 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 468 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 1,533 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 514 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,019 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 228 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 158 |
| BWT BU | 1,330 |
| CRN BU | 201 |
| HAY AC | 1,048 |
| HAY TONS | 865 |
| OAT BU | 23,107 |
| PEA BU | 868 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 38,352 |
| RYE BU | 2,260 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,518 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 153 |
| AREA | 22,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 155 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 269 |
| FEMALE | 768 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 228 |
| INHABITED | 228 |
| MALE | 765 |
| MARRIED F | 234 |
| MARRIED M | 234 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 468 |
| POPULATION | 1,533 |
| ROOT BU | 68 |
| SINGLE F | 505 |
| SINGLE M | 514 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,019 |
| TUR BU | 7 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911900
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. Apollinaire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-apollinaire-qc155008-1871/.