St. Fidèle, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Fidèle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 813. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.781°N, 70.046°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Fidèle had a population of 813: 426 male and 387 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 836 |
| 1871 | 813 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,018 |
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 was contained in St. Fidèle, 1861 (74.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Fidèle, 1881 (74.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Fidèle 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 813 total population, 426 males, 387 females, 239 married persons, 137 families, 120 married males, 119 married females, 18 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 556 single persons under 18, 298 single males under 18, 258 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 109 inhabited houses, 109 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 58,080 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152007_1881— 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. Fidèle, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fid-le-qc149010-1871/.