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 density was 8.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 600 |
| 1861 | 836 |
| 1871 | 813 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,018 |
| 1921 | 1,067 |
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 387 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| Total population | 813 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 298 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 556 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 109 |
| Number of occupied houses | 109 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,612 |
| BWT BU | 106 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 412 |
| HAY TONS | 352 |
| OAT BU | 3,257 |
| PEA BU | 1,164 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 10,380 |
| RYE BU | 1,121 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,827 |
| WHT WTR BU | 92 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 849 |
| AREA | 58,080 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 149 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FEMALE | 387 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 109 |
| INHABITED | 109 |
| MALE | 426 |
| MARRIED F | 119 |
| MARRIED M | 120 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 239 |
| POPULATION | 813 |
| ROOT BU | 42 |
| SINGLE F | 258 |
| SINGLE M | 298 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 556 |
| TUR BU | 3 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048007_1851— 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/.