St. Henri, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Henri was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,435. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Henri had a population of 2,435: 1,169 male and 1,266 female residents. Population density was 48.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,843 |
| 1871 | 2,435 |
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. Henri 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 | 447 |
| Number of females | 1,266 |
| Number of males | 1,169 |
| Number of married females | 374 |
| Number of married males | 382 |
| Number of married persons | 756 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 2,435 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 841 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 750 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,591 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 411 |
| Number of occupied houses | 411 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,983 |
| BWT BU | 2,595 |
| CRN BU | 1,635 |
| HAY AC | 2,047 |
| HAY TONS | 2,491 |
| OAT BU | 54,077 |
| PEA BU | 8,556 |
| POT AC | 390 |
| POT BU | 55,059 |
| RYE BU | 1,032 |
| Total area (acres) | 36,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,362 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 558 |
| AREA | 36,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 126 |
| CD | 100 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 447 |
| FEMALE | 1,266 |
| GRA BU | 458 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 411 |
| INHABITED | 411 |
| MALE | 1,169 |
| MARRIED F | 374 |
| MARRIED M | 382 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 756 |
| POPULATION | 2,435 |
| ROOT BU | 1,418 |
| SINGLE F | 841 |
| SINGLE M | 750 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,591 |
| TUR BU | 135 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911749
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. Henri, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-qc100002-1871/.