St. Gervais, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Gervais was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,420. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.712°N, 70.850°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Gervais had a population of 2,420: 1,202 male and 1,218 female residents. Population density was 61.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,133 |
| 1861 | 2,717 |
| 1871 | 2,420 |
| 1881 | 2,215 |
| 1891 | 2,072 |
| 1901 | 1,936 |
| 1911 | 2,017 |
| 1921 | 1,736 |
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. Gervais, 1861 (82.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Gervais, 1881 (93.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Gervais 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 | 465 |
| Number of females | 1,218 |
| Number of males | 1,202 |
| Number of married females | 352 |
| Number of married males | 348 |
| Number of married persons | 700 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| Total population | 2,420 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 822 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 804 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,626 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 368 |
| Number of occupied houses | 368 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,727 |
| BWT BU | 4,718 |
| CRN BU | 245 |
| HAY AC | 4,578 |
| HAY TONS | 4,442 |
| OAT BU | 50,494 |
| PEA BU | 1,150 |
| POT AC | 507 |
| POT BU | 84,306 |
| RYE BU | 1,875 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,982 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 294 |
| AREA | 19,840 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 212 |
| CD | 161 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 465 |
| FEMALE | 1,218 |
| GRA BU | 79 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 368 |
| INHABITED | 368 |
| MALE | 1,202 |
| MARRIED F | 352 |
| MARRIED M | 348 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 700 |
| POPULATION | 2,420 |
| ROOT BU | 226 |
| SINGLE F | 822 |
| SINGLE M | 804 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,626 |
| TUR BU | 4,102 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 50 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042010— 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. Gervais, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gervais-qc161003-1871/.