St. Denis, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.495°N, 69.932°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Denis had a population of 980: 462 male and 518 female residents. Population density was 74.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 980 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 909 |
| 1901 | 806 |
| 1911 | 823 |
| 1921 | 793 |
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 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 518 |
| Number of males | 462 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 980 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 671 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,381 |
| BWT BU | 87 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 974 |
| HAY TONS | 1,252 |
| OAT BU | 31,767 |
| PEA BU | 421 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 20,501 |
| RYE BU | 510 |
| Total area (acres) | 10,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,548 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 972 |
| AREA | 10,560 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FEMALE | 518 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 135 |
| INHABITED | 135 |
| MALE | 462 |
| MARRIED F | 136 |
| MARRIED M | 141 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 277 |
| POPULATION | 980 |
| ROOT BU | 147 |
| SINGLE F | 361 |
| SINGLE M | 310 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 671 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061007_1871— 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-qc165005-1871/.