St. Célestin, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Célestin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,609. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.209°N, 72.407°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Célestin had a population of 1,609: 821 male and 788 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 468 |
| 1861 | 1,355 |
| 1871 | 1,609 |
| 1881 | 1,656 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,320 |
| 1911 | 1,380 |
| 1921 | 1,135 |
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. Célestin, 1861 (88.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Célestin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,609 total population, 821 males, 788 females, 448 married persons, 295 families, 225 married males, 223 married females, 44 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,117 single persons under 18, 579 single males under 18, 538 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 236 inhabited houses, 236 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 20,800 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911983
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. Célestin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc135009-1871/.