St. Grégoire, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Grégoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,342. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912260. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.332°N, 73.148°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Grégoire had a population of 2,342: 1,185 male and 1,157 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,449 |
| 1851 | 2,750 |
| 1861 | 3,255 |
| 1861 | 2,581 |
| 1871 | 2,619 |
| 1871 | 2,342 |
| 1881 | 2,164 |
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1891 | 1,377 |
| 1901 | 1,222 |
| 1901 | 1,706 |
| 1911 | 1,484 |
| 1911 | 1,183 |
| 1921 | 1,149 |
| 1921 | 774 |
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. Grégoire shared boundaries with:
- Bécancour
- Larochelle, Village
- Nicolet
- Richelieu
- St. Alexandre
- St. Athanase
- St. Célestin
- Ste. Angèle
- Ste. Angèle de Laval
- Ste. Brigide
- Ste. Marie
- Ste. Monique
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 | 413 |
| Number of females | 1,157 |
| Number of males | 1,185 |
| Number of married females | 373 |
| Number of married males | 377 |
| Number of married persons | 750 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 2,342 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 747 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 782 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,529 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 346 |
| Number of occupied houses | 346 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,601 |
| BWT BU | 2,693 |
| CRN BU | 3,264 |
| HAY AC | 5,017 |
| HAY TONS | 4,660 |
| OAT BU | 41,967 |
| PEA BU | 5,098 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 30,305 |
| RYE BU | 97 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,006 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 970 |
| AREA | 18,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 182 |
| CD | 124 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 413 |
| FEMALE | 1,157 |
| GRA BU | 320 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 346 |
| INHABITED | 346 |
| MALE | 1,185 |
| MARRIED F | 373 |
| MARRIED M | 377 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 750 |
| POPULATION | 2,342 |
| ROOT BU | 1,235 |
| SINGLE F | 747 |
| SINGLE M | 782 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,529 |
| TUR BU | 4 |
| UNINHABITED | 56 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC124004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912260
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. Grégoire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gr-goire-qc124004-1871/.