St. Irénée, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Irénée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 997. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.582°N, 70.239°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Irénée had a population of 997: 491 male and 506 female residents. Population density was 51.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 811 |
| 1861 | 998 |
| 1871 | 997 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,152 |
| 1901 | 1,059 |
| 1911 | 1,290 |
| 1921 | 1,052 |
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. Irénée 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 | 157 |
| Number of females | 506 |
| Number of males | 491 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 302 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 997 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 662 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 125 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,810 |
| BWT BU | 591 |
| HAY AC | 389 |
| HAY TONS | 553 |
| OAT BU | 8,650 |
| PEA BU | 1,612 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 14,007 |
| RYE BU | 1,420 |
| Total area (acres) | 9,920 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,707 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,339 |
| AREA | 9,920 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 149 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 157 |
| FEMALE | 506 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 125 |
| INHABITED | 125 |
| MALE | 491 |
| MARRIED F | 151 |
| MARRIED M | 151 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 302 |
| POPULATION | 997 |
| ROOT BU | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 338 |
| SINGLE M | 324 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 662 |
| TUR BU | 60 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912301
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. Irénée, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ir-n-e-qc149007-1871/.