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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462315. 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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,420 total population, 1,218 females, 1,202 males, 700 married persons, 465 families, 352 married females, 348 married males, 94 widowed persons, 50 widowed males, 44 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,626 single persons under 18, 822 single females under 18, 804 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 368 inhabited houses, 368 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 19,840 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume Amyot | 1843–1896 | born here |
| Dominique-Ceslas Gonthier | 1853–1917 | born here |
| Georges-Émile Tanguay | 1858–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462315
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gervais,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gervais_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.