St. Hermas, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Hermas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,307. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 74.197°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Hermas had a population of 1,307: 684 male and 623 female residents. Population density was 67.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,731 |
| 1861 | 1,583 |
| 1871 | 1,307 |
| 1881 | 1,253 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 1,034 |
| 1921 | 965 |
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. Hermas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 623 |
| Number of males | 684 |
| Number of married females | 190 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 381 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,307 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 881 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 188 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,964 |
| BWT BU | 3,551 |
| CRN BU | 969 |
| HAY AC | 1,752 |
| HAY TONS | 1,815 |
| OAT BU | 45,958 |
| PEA BU | 4,289 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 25,757 |
| RYE BU | 112 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,988 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 526 |
| AREA | 12,000 |
| BEN BU | 108 |
| CD | 97 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 200 |
| FEMALE | 623 |
| GRA BU | 409 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 188 |
| INHABITED | 188 |
| MALE | 684 |
| MARRIED F | 190 |
| MARRIED M | 191 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 381 |
| POPULATION | 1,307 |
| ROOT BU | 1,511 |
| SINGLE F | 405 |
| SINGLE M | 476 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 881 |
| TUR BU | 75 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912272
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. Hermas, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hermas-qc097008-1871/.