St. Clément, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Clément was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,068. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.290°N, 73.887°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Clément had a population of 2,068: 1,049 male and 1,019 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,212 |
| 1861 | 3,563 |
| 1871 | 2,068 |
| 1881 | 1,846 |
| 1881 | 1,015 |
| 1891 | 1,771 |
| 1891 | 833 |
| 1901 | 1,549 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,234 |
| 1921 | 608 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Clément, 1861 (64.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Clément shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 334 |
| Number of females | 1,019 |
| Number of males | 1,049 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 302 |
| Number of married persons | 602 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 2,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 683 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 723 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,406 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 314 |
| Number of occupied houses | 314 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 18,018 |
| BWT BU | 4,167 |
| CRN BU | 637 |
| HAY AC | 2,791 |
| HAY TONS | 3,201 |
| OAT BU | 40,537 |
| PEA BU | 21,641 |
| POT AC | 202 |
| POT BU | 15,953 |
| RYE BU | 49 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,805 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,082 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,186 |
| AREA | 15,805 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 216 |
| CD | 111 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 334 |
| FEMALE | 1,019 |
| GRA BU | 1,098 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 314 |
| INHABITED | 314 |
| MALE | 1,049 |
| MARRIED F | 300 |
| MARRIED M | 302 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 602 |
| POPULATION | 2,068 |
| ROOT BU | 4,181 |
| SINGLE F | 683 |
| SINGLE M | 723 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,406 |
| TUR BU | 44 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC111001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461994
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. Clément, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cl-ment-qc111001-1871/.