St. Elie, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Elie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 472. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.516°N, 72.990°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Elie had a population of 472: 251 male and 221 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 472 |
| 1881 | 797 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Barnabé, 1861 (60.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Elie 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 472 total population, 251 males, 221 females, 161 married persons, 93 families, 81 married males, 80 married females, 12 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 299 single persons under 18, 164 single males under 18, 135 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 78 inhabited houses, 78 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 25,640 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC129007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463575
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89lie-de-Caxton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89lie-de-Caxton
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. Elie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elie-qc129007-1871/.