St. Denis, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,463. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 73.125°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Denis had a population of 2,463: 1,218 male and 1,245 female residents. Population density was 63.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,674 |
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,286 |
| 1891 | 2,250 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
| 1911 | 1,160 |
| 1921 | 1,053 |
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. Denis 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 | 441 |
| Number of females | 1,245 |
| Number of males | 1,218 |
| Number of married females | 406 |
| Number of married males | 403 |
| Number of married persons | 809 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| Total population | 2,463 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 775 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 781 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,556 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 401 |
| Number of occupied houses | 401 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,892 |
| BWT BU | 1,543 |
| CRN BU | 2,220 |
| HAY AC | 1,501 |
| HAY TONS | 1,604 |
| OAT BU | 47,440 |
| PEA BU | 38,960 |
| POT AC | 192 |
| POT BU | 25,040 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,576 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 819 |
| AREA | 24,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 121 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 441 |
| FEMALE | 1,245 |
| GRA BU | 530 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 401 |
| INHABITED | 401 |
| MALE | 1,218 |
| MARRIED F | 406 |
| MARRIED M | 403 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 809 |
| POPULATION | 2,463 |
| ROOT BU | 1,909 |
| SINGLE F | 775 |
| SINGLE M | 781 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,556 |
| TUR BU | 78 |
| UNINHABITED | 38 |
| WIDOWED F | 64 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC121004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091006_1861— 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. Denis, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-denis-qc121004-1871/.