St. George, Quebec (1871 census)
St. George was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,080. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q143227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.119°N, 70.677°W.
Population
In 1871, St. George had a population of 2,080: 1,052 male and 1,028 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,770 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 2,746 |
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. George 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 2,080 total population, 1,052 males, 1,028 females, 619 married persons, 365 families, 310 married females, 309 married males, 45 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,416 single persons under 18, 730 single males under 18, 686 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 326 inhabited houses, 326 occupied houses, 76 houses under construction, 30 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 76,800 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Henry Pozer | 1835–1884 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048010_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q143227
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. George, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-qc158006-1871/.