St. Marcel, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Marcel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.856°N, 72.893°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Marcel had a population of 1,222: 621 male and 601 female residents. Population density was 60.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,213 |
| 1871 | 1,222 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
| 1901 | 942 |
| 1911 | 876 |
| 1921 | 784 |
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. Marcel 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 | 182 |
| Number of females | 601 |
| Number of males | 621 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 375 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,222 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 421 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 819 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 167 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,039 |
| BWT BU | 4,803 |
| CRN BU | 1,748 |
| HAY AC | 580 |
| HAY TONS | 1,013 |
| OAT BU | 22,089 |
| PEA BU | 3,830 |
| POT AC | 222 |
| POT BU | 14,191 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,646 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 684 |
| AREA | 14,080 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| CD | 120 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 182 |
| FEMALE | 601 |
| GRA BU | 375 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 167 |
| INHABITED | 167 |
| MALE | 621 |
| MARRIED F | 186 |
| MARRIED M | 189 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 375 |
| POPULATION | 1,222 |
| ROOT BU | 122 |
| SINGLE F | 398 |
| SINGLE M | 421 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 819 |
| TUR BU | 44 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082005— 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. Marcel, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marcel-qc120009-1871/.