St. Benoit, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Benoit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,613. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 74.108°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Benoit had a population of 1,613: 810 male and 803 female residents. Population density was 57.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,663 |
| 1861 | 1,988 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
| 1881 | 1,560 |
| 1891 | 1,385 |
| 1901 | 1,317 |
| 1911 | 890 |
| 1921 | 872 |
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. Benoit shared boundaries with:
- Lac des Deux Montagnes
- St. Augustin
- St. Eustache
- St. Hermas
- St. Joseph
- St. Placide
- Ste. Scholastique
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 | 246 |
| Number of females | 803 |
| Number of males | 810 |
| Number of married females | 218 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| Total population | 1,613 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 558 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,105 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 233 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,140 |
| BWT BU | 2,330 |
| CRN BU | 920 |
| HAY AC | 1,971 |
| HAY TONS | 1,468 |
| OAT BU | 34,661 |
| PEA BU | 6,614 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 35,427 |
| RYE BU | 59 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,335 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 562 |
| AREA | 15,000 |
| BEN BU | 136 |
| CD | 97 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 246 |
| FEMALE | 803 |
| GRA BU | 475 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 233 |
| INHABITED | 233 |
| MALE | 810 |
| MARRIED F | 218 |
| MARRIED M | 217 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 435 |
| POPULATION | 1,613 |
| ROOT BU | 1,169 |
| SINGLE F | 547 |
| SINGLE M | 558 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,105 |
| TUR BU | 80 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052003— 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. Benoit, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benoit-qc097007-1871/.