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 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 |
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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,139 total population, 1,099 males, 1,040 females, 680 married persons, 413 families, 343 married males, 337 married females, 60 widowed persons, 31 widowed males, 29 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,399 single persons under 18, 725 single males under 18, 674 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 374 inhabited houses, 374 occupied houses, 46 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 19,520 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC124002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196002— 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/.