St. Gilles, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Gilles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.490°N, 71.351°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Gilles had a population of 1,197: 611 male and 586 female residents. Population density was 12.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,060 |
| 1861 | 1,203 |
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 631 |
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. Gilles, 1861 (82.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Gilles, 1881 (71.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Gilles shared boundaries with:
- St. Agapit
- St. Apollinaire
- St. Bernard
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Flavien
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
- St. Sylvestre
- Ste. Agathe
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 | 196 |
| Number of females | 586 |
| Number of males | 611 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 182 |
| Number of married persons | 364 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 1,197 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 380 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 797 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 195 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 972 |
| BWT BU | 1,340 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 1,202 |
| HAY TONS | 1,136 |
| OAT BU | 17,864 |
| PEA BU | 924 |
| POT AC | 180 |
| POT BU | 24,981 |
| RYE BU | 391 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,566 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 126 |
| AREA | 64,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 65 |
| CD | 155 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FEMALE | 586 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 195 |
| INHABITED | 195 |
| MALE | 611 |
| MARRIED F | 182 |
| MARRIED M | 182 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 364 |
| POPULATION | 1,197 |
| ROOT BU | 67 |
| SINGLE F | 380 |
| SINGLE M | 417 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 797 |
| TUR BU | 843 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166009_1851— 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. Gilles, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gilles-qc155011-1871/.