St. Césaire, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Césaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,737. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.423°N, 73.003°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Césaire had a population of 3,737: 1,932 male and 1,805 female residents. Population density was 77.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,737 |
| 1881 | 4,064 |
| 1891 | 1,623 |
| 1901 | 1,456 |
| 1911 | 1,315 |
| 1921 | 1,264 |
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. Césaire shared boundaries with:
- Farnham
- L'Ange Gardien
- St. Césaire, Village
- St. Damase
- St. Jean Baptiste
- St. Paul d'Abbotsford
- St. Pie
- Ste. Angèle
- Ste. Brigide
- Ste. Marie
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 737 |
| Number of females | 1,805 |
| Number of males | 1,932 |
| Number of married females | 635 |
| Number of married males | 649 |
| Number of married persons | 1,284 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| Total population | 3,737 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,103 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,236 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,339 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 473 |
| Number of occupied houses | 473 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,795 |
| BWT BU | 3,161 |
| CRN BU | 7,573 |
| HAY AC | 5,162 |
| HAY TONS | 5,884 |
| OAT BU | 63,380 |
| PEA BU | 16,581 |
| POT AC | 250 |
| POT BU | 43,368 |
| RYE BU | 205 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,594 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,938 |
| WHT WTR BU | 34 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,265 |
| AREA | 35,594 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 448 |
| CD | 123 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 737 |
| FEMALE | 1,805 |
| GRA BU | 906 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 473 |
| INHABITED | 473 |
| MALE | 1,932 |
| MARRIED F | 635 |
| MARRIED M | 649 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,284 |
| POPULATION | 3,737 |
| ROOT BU | 3,414 |
| SINGLE F | 1,103 |
| SINGLE M | 1,236 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,339 |
| TUR BU | 79 |
| UNINHABITED | 41 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 47 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 114 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC123008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911984
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. Césaire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-saire-qc123008-1871/.