St. Henri, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Henri was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,418. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462390. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.693°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Henri had a population of 2,418: 1,220 male and 1,198 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,656 |
| 1871 | 2,418 |
| 1881 | 2,468 |
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:
- Notre-Dame de la Victoire
- St. Anselme
- St. Charles
- St. Isidore
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Joseph
- St. Lambert
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 2,418 total population, 1,220 males, 1,198 females, 731 married persons, 529 families, 366 married males, 365 married females, 99 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,588 single persons under 18, 808 single males under 18, 780 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 363 inhabited houses, 363 occupied houses, 40 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 32,320 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046007_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462390
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Henri,_Chaudi%C3%A8re-Appalaches,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Henri_(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. Henri, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-qc154001-1871/.