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 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 density was 48.7 people per square mile.
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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 295 |
| Number of females | 788 |
| Number of males | 821 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of married persons | 448 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| Total population | 1,609 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,117 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 236 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 396 |
| BWT BU | 2,309 |
| CRN BU | 404 |
| HAY AC | 1,190 |
| HAY TONS | 826 |
| OAT BU | 22,391 |
| PEA BU | 1,085 |
| POT AC | 240 |
| POT BU | 18,412 |
| RYE BU | 107 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,039 |
| WHT WTR BU | 54 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 603 |
| AREA | 20,800 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 295 |
| FEMALE | 788 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 236 |
| INHABITED | 236 |
| MALE | 821 |
| MARRIED F | 223 |
| MARRIED M | 225 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 448 |
| POPULATION | 1,609 |
| ROOT BU | 94 |
| SINGLE F | 538 |
| SINGLE M | 579 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,117 |
| TUR BU | 320 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008— 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. Célestin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc135009-1871/.