St. Marc, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Marc was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,117. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.684°N, 73.236°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Marc had a population of 1,117: 586 male and 531 female residents. Population density was 39.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,243 |
| 1861 | 1,364 |
| 1871 | 1,117 |
| 1881 | 1,036 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 956 |
| 1921 | 918 |
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. Marc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 531 |
| Number of males | 586 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,117 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 709 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 14,933 |
| BWT BU | 380 |
| CRN BU | 1,633 |
| HAY AC | 1,876 |
| HAY TONS | 2,093 |
| OAT BU | 31,917 |
| PEA BU | 14,799 |
| POT AC | 130 |
| POT BU | 14,486 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,744 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 584 |
| AREA | 16,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| CD | 119 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 235 |
| FEMALE | 531 |
| GRA BU | 1,212 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 164 |
| INHABITED | 164 |
| MALE | 586 |
| MARRIED F | 180 |
| MARRIED M | 180 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 360 |
| POPULATION | 1,117 |
| ROOT BU | 1,484 |
| SINGLE F | 326 |
| SINGLE M | 383 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 709 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC119005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912553
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. Marc, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marc-qc119005-1871/.