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 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 density was 29.9 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 478 |
| Number of males | 513 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 324 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 334 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 635 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,020 |
| BWT BU | 1,595 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 470 |
| HAY TONS | 413 |
| OAT BU | 16,578 |
| PEA BU | 402 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 10,536 |
| RYE BU | 2,049 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,405 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 141 |
| AREA | 11,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 182 |
| FEMALE | 478 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 158 |
| INHABITED | 158 |
| MALE | 513 |
| MARRIED F | 162 |
| MARRIED M | 162 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 324 |
| POPULATION | 991 |
| ROOT BU | 65 |
| SINGLE F | 301 |
| SINGLE M | 334 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 635 |
| TUR BU | 396 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075006— 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. Féréol, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-r-ol-qc148011-1871/.