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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911931. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,663 |
| 1861 | 1,988 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,613 total population, 810 males, 803 females, 435 married persons, 246 families, 218 married females, 217 married males, 73 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,105 single persons under 18, 558 single males under 18, 547 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 233 inhabited houses, 233 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 15,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier | 1839–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911931
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/.