St. Michel, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,986. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.232°N, 73.576°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Michel had a population of 1,986: 975 male and 1,011 female residents. Population density was 83.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,548 |
| 1871 | 1,986 |
| 1881 | 1,651 |
| 1891 | 1,619 |
| 1901 | 1,336 |
| 1911 | 1,235 |
| 1921 | 1,194 |
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. Michel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 353 |
| Number of females | 1,011 |
| Number of males | 975 |
| Number of married females | 298 |
| Number of married males | 305 |
| Number of married persons | 603 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| Total population | 1,986 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 672 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 644 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,316 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 328 |
| Number of occupied houses | 328 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,955 |
| BWT BU | 6,076 |
| CRN BU | 11,641 |
| HAY AC | 2,210 |
| HAY TONS | 2,500 |
| OAT BU | 39,607 |
| PEA BU | 6,949 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 27,542 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,313 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 626 |
| AREA | 15,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 259 |
| CD | 116 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 353 |
| FEMALE | 1,011 |
| GRA BU | 533 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 328 |
| INHABITED | 328 |
| MALE | 975 |
| MARRIED F | 298 |
| MARRIED M | 305 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 603 |
| POPULATION | 1,986 |
| ROOT BU | 1,732 |
| SINGLE F | 672 |
| SINGLE M | 644 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,316 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC116003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077003— 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. Michel, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-qc116003-1871/.