St. Basile, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,012. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.791°N, 71.843°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Basile had a population of 2,012: 1,043 male and 969 female residents. Population density was 43.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1881 | 700 |
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1891 | 1,912 |
| 1901 | 690 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 700 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 641 |
| 1921 | 2,465 |
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. Bazile, 1861 (83.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Basile 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 | 292 |
| Number of females | 969 |
| Number of males | 1,043 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 293 |
| Number of married persons | 585 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| Total population | 2,012 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 644 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 718 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,362 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 280 |
| Number of occupied houses | 280 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 471 |
| BWT BU | 2,758 |
| CRN BU | 280 |
| HAY AC | 1,520 |
| HAY TONS | 1,691 |
| OAT BU | 51,778 |
| PEA BU | 2,066 |
| POT AC | 316 |
| POT BU | 41,958 |
| RYE BU | 1,304 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,451 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 161 |
| AREA | 29,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 292 |
| FEMALE | 969 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 280 |
| INHABITED | 280 |
| MALE | 1,043 |
| MARRIED F | 292 |
| MARRIED M | 293 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 585 |
| POPULATION | 2,012 |
| ROOT BU | 721 |
| SINGLE F | 644 |
| SINGLE M | 718 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,362 |
| TUR BU | 1,686 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011_1871— 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. Basile, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-basile-qc143008-1871/.