St. Casimir, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Casimir was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,263. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.741°N, 72.247°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Casimir had a population of 2,263: 1,168 male and 1,095 female residents. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 1,667 |
| 1871 | 2,263 |
| 1881 | 2,662 |
| 1891 | 2,927 |
| 1901 | 2,456 |
| 1911 | 2,640 |
| 1921 | 734 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Casimir, 1881 (38.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Casimir shared boundaries with:
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 | 367 |
| Number of females | 1,095 |
| Number of males | 1,168 |
| Number of married females | 354 |
| Number of married males | 353 |
| Number of married persons | 707 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| Total population | 2,263 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 706 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 795 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,501 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 329 |
| Number of occupied houses | 329 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 693 |
| BWT BU | 3,805 |
| CRN BU | 696 |
| HAY AC | 1,656 |
| HAY TONS | 2,486 |
| OAT BU | 57,837 |
| PEA BU | 4,702 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 39,260 |
| RYE BU | 338 |
| Total area (acres) | 62,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,252 |
| WHT WTR BU | 64 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 277 |
| AREA | 62,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 77 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 367 |
| FEMALE | 1,095 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 329 |
| INHABITED | 329 |
| MALE | 1,168 |
| MARRIED F | 354 |
| MARRIED M | 353 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 707 |
| POPULATION | 2,263 |
| ROOT BU | 175 |
| SINGLE F | 706 |
| SINGLE M | 795 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,501 |
| TUR BU | 488 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080012— 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. Casimir, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-casimir-qc143002-1871/.