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 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 density was 23.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,394 |
| 1861 | 1,770 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 2,746 |
| 1891 | 3,099 |
| 1901 | 3,287 |
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 365 |
| Number of females | 1,028 |
| Number of males | 1,052 |
| Number of married females | 310 |
| Number of married males | 309 |
| Number of married persons | 619 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 2,080 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 686 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 730 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,416 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 76 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,799 |
| BWT BU | 1,431 |
| CRN BU | 105 |
| HAY AC | 3,293 |
| HAY TONS | 4,033 |
| OAT BU | 45,158 |
| PEA BU | 1,869 |
| POT AC | 194 |
| POT BU | 26,011 |
| RYE BU | 371 |
| Total area (acres) | 76,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,020 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 109 |
| AREA | 76,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 76 |
| BEN BU | 247 |
| CD | 158 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 365 |
| FEMALE | 1,028 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 326 |
| INHABITED | 326 |
| MALE | 1,052 |
| MARRIED F | 310 |
| MARRIED M | 309 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 619 |
| POPULATION | 2,080 |
| ROOT BU | 21 |
| SINGLE F | 686 |
| SINGLE M | 730 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,416 |
| TUR BU | 153 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139014— 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. George, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-qc158006-1871/.