St. Medard, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Medard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.955°N, 72.002°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Medard had a population of 1,165: 602 male and 563 female residents. Population density was 29.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,165 |
| 1881 | 1,179 |
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. Medard shared boundaries with:
- Arthabaskaville, Village
- Chénier
- Kingsey Falls, E
- Kingsey Falls, W-O
- St. Albert
- St. Christophe
- Tingwick
- Victoriaville, Town—Ville
- Warwick, Village
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of females | 563 |
| Number of males | 602 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 163 |
| Number of married persons | 327 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| Total population | 1,165 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 427 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 815 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 155 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 368 |
| BWT BU | 2,994 |
| CRN BU | 625 |
| HAY AC | 1,310 |
| HAY TONS | 717 |
| OAT BU | 14,106 |
| PEA BU | 1,129 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 19,989 |
| RYE BU | 291 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,465 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 324 |
| AREA | 21,840 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 90 |
| CD | 137 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 174 |
| FEMALE | 563 |
| GRA BU | 83 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 156 |
| INHABITED | 155 |
| MALE | 602 |
| MARRIED F | 164 |
| MARRIED M | 163 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 327 |
| POPULATION | 1,165 |
| ROOT BU | 451 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 388 |
| SINGLE M | 427 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 815 |
| TUR BU | 427 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052027— 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. Medard, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-medard-qc137011-1871/.