St. Joseph de Lévis, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Joseph de Lévis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,142. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.785°N, 71.082°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Joseph de Lévis had a population of 2,142: 1,111 male and 1,031 female residents. Population density was 64.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,142 |
| 1881 | 1,128 |
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. Joseph de Lévis 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 | 437 |
| Number of females | 1,031 |
| Number of males | 1,111 |
| Number of married females | 343 |
| Number of married males | 344 |
| Number of married persons | 687 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| Total population | 2,142 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 740 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,379 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 324 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 376 |
| BWT BU | 247 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 1,736 |
| HAY TONS | 1,813 |
| OAT BU | 22,572 |
| PEA BU | 710 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 43,231 |
| RYE BU | 472 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,120 |
| WHT SP BU | 668 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 63 |
| AREA | 13,120 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| CD | 153 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 437 |
| FEMALE | 1,031 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 324 |
| INHABITED | 324 |
| MALE | 1,111 |
| MARRIED F | 343 |
| MARRIED M | 344 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 687 |
| POPULATION | 2,142 |
| ROOT BU | 1,119 |
| SINGLE F | 639 |
| SINGLE M | 740 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,379 |
| TUR BU | 4,028 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Joseph de Lévis, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-l-vis-qc153007-1871/.