St. Arsène, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Arsène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,512. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.914°N, 69.407°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Arsène had a population of 1,512: 791 male and 721 female residents. Population density was 54.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,958 |
| 1861 | 1,680 |
| 1871 | 1,512 |
| 1881 | 1,467 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 1,051 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. Arsène shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 721 |
| Number of males | 791 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 212 |
| Number of married persons | 422 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,512 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 561 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,053 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,388 |
| BWT BU | 948 |
| CRN BU | 90 |
| HAY AC | 2,325 |
| HAY TONS | 2,358 |
| OAT BU | 21,230 |
| PEA BU | 2,806 |
| POT AC | 352 |
| POT BU | 64,455 |
| RYE BU | 6,910 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,025 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 653 |
| AREA | 17,750 |
| BEN BU | 102 |
| CD | 166 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 245 |
| FEMALE | 721 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 190 |
| INHABITED | 190 |
| MALE | 791 |
| MARRIED F | 210 |
| MARRIED M | 212 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 422 |
| POPULATION | 1,512 |
| ROOT BU | 797 |
| SINGLE F | 492 |
| SINGLE M | 561 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,053 |
| TUR BU | 857 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095008— 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. Arsène, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ars-ne-qc166011-1871/.