St. Christophe, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Christophe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,287. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912010. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.016°N, 71.879°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Christophe had a population of 1,287: 670 male and 617 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,287 |
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1901 | 861 |
| 1911 | 685 |
| 1921 | 696 |
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. Christophe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,287 total population, 670 males, 617 females, 340 married persons, 186 families, 170 married females, 170 married males, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 932 single persons under 18, 494 single males under 18, 438 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 177 inhabited houses, 177 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 13,860 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038009_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912010
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. Christophe, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-christophe-qc137013-1871/.