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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461950. 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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,159 total population, 1,088 females, 1,071 males, 658 married persons, 400 families, 331 married males, 327 married females, 61 widowed persons, 34 widowed males, 27 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,440 single persons under 18, 734 single females under 18, 706 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 315 inhabited houses, 315 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 20,320 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste Gosselin | 1843–1918 | born here |
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: Q3461950
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/.