St. Ephrem, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Ephrem was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,693. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912109. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.072°N, 70.969°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Ephrem had a population of 1,693: 863 male and 830 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,693 |
| 1881 | 2,256 |
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. Ephrem 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 1,693 total population, 863 males, 830 females, 554 married persons, 293 families, 277 married females, 277 married males, 17 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,122 single persons under 18, 575 single males under 18, 547 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 253 inhabited houses, 253 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 53,413 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048014_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912109
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. Ephrem, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ephrem-qc157003-1871/.