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 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 density was 28.3 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 293 |
| Number of females | 830 |
| Number of males | 863 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 1,693 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,122 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 253 |
| Number of occupied houses | 253 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,679 |
| BWT BU | 3,487 |
| CRN BU | 151 |
| HAY AC | 1,929 |
| HAY TONS | 1,417 |
| OAT BU | 24,710 |
| PEA BU | 1,182 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 19,928 |
| RYE BU | 1,685 |
| Total area (acres) | 53,413 |
| WHT SP BU | 469 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 33 |
| AREA | 53,413 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 89 |
| CD | 157 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 293 |
| FEMALE | 830 |
| GRA BU | 70 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 253 |
| INHABITED | 253 |
| MALE | 863 |
| MARRIED F | 277 |
| MARRIED M | 277 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 554 |
| POPULATION | 1,693 |
| ROOT BU | 109 |
| SINGLE F | 547 |
| SINGLE M | 575 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,122 |
| TUR BU | 64 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048014— 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. Ephrem, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ephrem-qc157003-1871/.