St. Maurice, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Maurice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,004. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.458°N, 72.558°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Maurice had a population of 3,004: 1,533 male and 1,471 female residents. Population density was 48.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,648 |
| 1861 | 3,300 |
| 1871 | 3,004 |
| 1881 | 3,299 |
| 1891 | 3,040 |
| 1901 | 2,210 |
| 1911 | 1,828 |
| 1921 | 1,639 |
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. Maurice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 440 |
| Number of females | 1,471 |
| Number of males | 1,533 |
| Number of married females | 437 |
| Number of married males | 438 |
| Number of married persons | 875 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| Total population | 3,004 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,000 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,072 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,072 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 412 |
| Number of occupied houses | 412 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 72 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 634 |
| BWT BU | 3,167 |
| CRN BU | 1,060 |
| HAY AC | 1,908 |
| HAY TONS | 2,631 |
| OAT BU | 67,572 |
| PEA BU | 6,495 |
| POT AC | 249 |
| POT BU | 50,142 |
| RYE BU | 316 |
| Total area (acres) | 36,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,301 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 709 |
| AREA | 36,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 63 |
| CD | 132 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 440 |
| FEMALE | 1,471 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 412 |
| INHABITED | 412 |
| MALE | 1,533 |
| MARRIED F | 437 |
| MARRIED M | 438 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 875 |
| POPULATION | 3,004 |
| ROOT BU | 834 |
| SINGLE F | 1,000 |
| SINGLE M | 1,072 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,072 |
| TUR BU | 2,766 |
| UNINHABITED | 72 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC132002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912588
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. Maurice, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-maurice-qc132002-1871/.