St. Colomb de Sillery, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Colomb de Sillery was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,185. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.779°N, 71.255°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Colomb de Sillery had a population of 3,185: 1,532 male and 1,653 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,580 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 3,277 |
| 1891 | 2,663 |
| 1901 | 2,069 |
| 1911 | 1,969 |
| 1921 | 2,116 |
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. Colomb de Sillery shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 603 |
| Number of females | 1,653 |
| Number of males | 1,532 |
| Number of married females | 488 |
| Number of married males | 485 |
| Number of married persons | 973 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 140 |
| Total population | 3,185 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,062 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,010 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,072 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 548 |
| Number of occupied houses | 548 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 125 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 261 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 82 |
| HAY TONS | 158 |
| OAT BU | 899 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 3,270 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,744 |
| WHT SP BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 1,744 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 144 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 603 |
| FEMALE | 1,653 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 548 |
| INHABITED | 548 |
| MALE | 1,532 |
| MARRIED F | 488 |
| MARRIED M | 485 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 973 |
| POPULATION | 3,185 |
| ROOT BU | 196 |
| SINGLE F | 1,062 |
| SINGLE M | 1,010 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,072 |
| TUR BU | 3,375 |
| UNINHABITED | 125 |
| WIDOWED F | 103 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 140 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— 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. Colomb de Sillery, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomb-de-sillery-qc144001-1871/.