St. Charles, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Charles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,159. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.763°N, 70.934°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Charles had a population of 2,159: 1,071 male and 1,088 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,309 |
| 1861 | 2,176 |
| 1871 | 2,159 |
| 1881 | 1,989 |
| 1891 | 2,076 |
| 1901 | 2,085 |
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. Charles 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 | 400 |
| Number of females | 1,088 |
| Number of males | 1,071 |
| Number of married females | 327 |
| Number of married males | 331 |
| Number of married persons | 658 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 2,159 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 734 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 706 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,440 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 315 |
| Number of occupied houses | 315 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 234 |
| BWT BU | 2,064 |
| CRN BU | 302 |
| HAY AC | 3,215 |
| HAY TONS | 3,578 |
| OAT BU | 47,026 |
| PEA BU | 1,283 |
| POT AC | 603 |
| POT BU | 111,717 |
| RYE BU | 3,057 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,320 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,216 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 141 |
| AREA | 20,320 |
| BEN BU | 245 |
| CD | 161 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 400 |
| FEMALE | 1,088 |
| GRA BU | 141 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 315 |
| INHABITED | 315 |
| MALE | 1,071 |
| MARRIED F | 327 |
| MARRIED M | 331 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 658 |
| POPULATION | 2,159 |
| ROOT BU | 305 |
| SINGLE F | 734 |
| SINGLE M | 706 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,440 |
| TUR BU | 1,838 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141003— 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. Charles, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-qc161002-1871/.