St. Clet, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Clet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,057. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.351°N, 74.228°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Clet had a population of 1,057: 562 male and 495 female residents. Population density was 76.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,257 |
| 1861 | 1,121 |
| 1871 | 1,057 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 965 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 1,011 |
| 1921 | 1,006 |
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 became part of St. Clet, 1881 (90.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Clet 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 | 181 |
| Number of females | 495 |
| Number of males | 562 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 320 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 1,057 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 325 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 711 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,141 |
| BWT BU | 632 |
| CRN BU | 278 |
| HAY AC | 1,279 |
| HAY TONS | 562 |
| OAT BU | 21,790 |
| PEA BU | 3,895 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 7,968 |
| RYE BU | 102 |
| Total area (acres) | 9,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,011 |
| WHT WTR BU | 39 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 613 |
| AREA | 9,240 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 110 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 181 |
| FEMALE | 495 |
| GRA BU | 781 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 158 |
| INHABITED | 158 |
| MALE | 562 |
| MARRIED F | 160 |
| MARRIED M | 160 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 320 |
| POPULATION | 1,057 |
| ROOT BU | 104 |
| SINGLE F | 325 |
| SINGLE M | 386 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 711 |
| TUR BU | 33 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC110003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912023
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. Clet, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-clet-qc110003-1871/.