St. Féréol, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Féréol was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462149. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.137°N, 70.864°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Féréol had a population of 991: 513 male and 478 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 667 |
| 1861 | 882 |
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,061 |
| 1891 | 1,041 |
| 1901 | 1,052 |
| 1911 | 1,136 |
| 1921 | 1,348 |
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. Féréol 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 991 total population, 513 males, 478 females, 324 married persons, 182 families, 162 married females, 162 married males, 32 widowed persons, 17 widowed males, 15 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 635 single persons under 18, 334 single males under 18, 301 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 158 inhabited houses, 158 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 11,040 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462149
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ferr%C3%A9ol-les-Neiges
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ferr%C3%A9ol-les-Neiges
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. Féréol, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-r-ol-qc148011-1871/.