St. Athanase, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Athanase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,139. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.282°N, 73.212°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Athanase had a population of 2,139: 1,099 male and 1,040 female residents. Population density was 59.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,682 |
| 1861 | 2,602 |
| 1871 | 2,139 |
| 1881 | 1,857 |
| 1891 | 1,028 |
| 1901 | 764 |
| 1911 | 772 |
| 1921 | 742 |
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. Athanase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 413 |
| Number of females | 1,040 |
| Number of males | 1,099 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 680 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 2,139 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 674 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 725 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,399 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 374 |
| Number of occupied houses | 374 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,246 |
| BWT BU | 6,145 |
| CRN BU | 1,376 |
| HAY AC | 4,387 |
| HAY TONS | 4,184 |
| OAT BU | 52,769 |
| PEA BU | 10,992 |
| POT AC | 207 |
| POT BU | 28,691 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,520 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,669 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 975 |
| AREA | 19,520 |
| BEN BU | 308 |
| CD | 124 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 413 |
| FEMALE | 1,040 |
| GRA BU | 328 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 374 |
| INHABITED | 374 |
| MALE | 1,099 |
| MARRIED F | 337 |
| MARRIED M | 343 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 680 |
| POPULATION | 2,139 |
| ROOT BU | 554 |
| SINGLE F | 674 |
| SINGLE M | 725 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,399 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| UNINHABITED | 46 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC124002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059003— 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. Athanase, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-athanase-qc124002-1871/.