St. Etienne des Grès, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Etienne des Grès was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,574. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.402°N, 72.737°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Etienne des Grès had a population of 2,574: 1,344 male and 1,230 female residents. Population density was 40.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 912 |
| 1861 | 2,054 |
| 1871 | 2,574 |
| 1881 | 3,119 |
| 1891 | 2,166 |
| 1901 | 1,741 |
| 1911 | 1,688 |
| 1921 | 1,464 |
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 contained St. Etienne des Grès, 1861 (77.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Etienne des Grès, 1881 (77.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Etienne des Grès shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 502 |
| Number of females | 1,230 |
| Number of males | 1,344 |
| Number of married females | 422 |
| Number of married males | 422 |
| Number of married persons | 844 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 2,574 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 776 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 906 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,682 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 21 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 413 |
| Number of occupied houses | 413 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 254 |
| BWT BU | 3,135 |
| CRN BU | 779 |
| HAY AC | 477 |
| HAY TONS | 592 |
| OAT BU | 31,699 |
| PEA BU | 2,876 |
| POT AC | 336 |
| POT BU | 26,258 |
| RYE BU | 1,921 |
| Total area (acres) | 37,340 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,814 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 203 |
| AREA | 37,340 |
| BEING BUILT | 21 |
| BEN BU | 98 |
| CD | 129 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 502 |
| FEMALE | 1,230 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 413 |
| INHABITED | 413 |
| MALE | 1,344 |
| MARRIED F | 422 |
| MARRIED M | 422 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 844 |
| POPULATION | 2,574 |
| ROOT BU | 133 |
| SINGLE F | 776 |
| SINGLE M | 906 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,682 |
| TUR BU | 552 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC129005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093007— 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. Etienne des Grès, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-etienne-des-gr-s-qc129005-1871/.