St. Flavien, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Flavien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.514°N, 71.575°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Flavien had a population of 1,405: 707 male and 698 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 568 |
| 1861 | 1,025 |
| 1871 | 1,405 |
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,717 |
| 1901 | 1,712 |
| 1911 | 1,841 |
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. Flavien 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 | 243 |
| Number of females | 698 |
| Number of males | 707 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of married persons | 446 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 1,405 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 927 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 228 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 622 |
| BWT BU | 1,853 |
| CRN BU | 245 |
| HAY AC | 1,126 |
| HAY TONS | 896 |
| OAT BU | 21,752 |
| PEA BU | 1,799 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 29,243 |
| RYE BU | 896 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,520 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,393 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 305 |
| AREA | 27,520 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| CD | 155 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 243 |
| FEMALE | 698 |
| GRA BU | 101 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 228 |
| INHABITED | 228 |
| MALE | 707 |
| MARRIED F | 223 |
| MARRIED M | 223 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 446 |
| POPULATION | 1,405 |
| ROOT BU | 382 |
| SINGLE F | 456 |
| SINGLE M | 471 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 927 |
| TUR BU | 116 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171008— 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. Flavien, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-flavien-qc155006-1871/.