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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912052. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,286 |
| 1891 | 2,250 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,463 total population, 1,245 females, 1,218 males, 809 married persons, 441 families, 406 married females, 403 married males, 98 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,556 single persons under 18, 781 single males under 18, 775 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 401 inhabited houses, 401 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 24,640 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC121004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912052
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/.