St. Camille, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Camille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.690°N, 71.700°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Camille had a population of 606: 311 male and 295 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 486 |
| 1871 | 606 |
| 1881 | 731 |
| 1891 | 939 |
| 1901 | 962 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 980 |
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. Camille shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 110 |
| Number of females | 295 |
| Number of males | 311 |
| Number of married females | 102 |
| Number of married males | 101 |
| Number of married persons | 203 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| Total population | 606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 390 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 90 |
| Number of occupied houses | 90 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 319 |
| BWT BU | 3,985 |
| CRN BU | 187 |
| HAY AC | 1,775 |
| HAY TONS | 948 |
| OAT BU | 4,271 |
| PEA BU | 723 |
| POT AC | 83 |
| POT BU | 10,638 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,771 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,060 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 104 |
| AREA | 14,771 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 139 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 110 |
| FEMALE | 295 |
| GRA BU | 643 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 90 |
| INHABITED | 90 |
| MALE | 311 |
| MARRIED F | 102 |
| MARRIED M | 101 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 203 |
| POPULATION | 606 |
| ROOT BU | 53 |
| SINGLE F | 185 |
| SINGLE M | 205 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 390 |
| TUR BU | 934 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911968
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. Camille, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-camille-qc139004-1871/.