St. Michel, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 362. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.004°N, 72.920°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Michel had a population of 362: 175 male and 187 female residents. Population density was 469.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,569 |
| 1861 | 2,440 |
| 1871 | 362 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Michel, 1861 (2.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Michel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 71 |
| Number of females | 187 |
| Number of males | 175 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 68 |
| Number of married persons | 136 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 362 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 113 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 103 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 216 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 59 |
| Number of occupied houses | 59 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 96 |
| BWT BU | 379 |
| CRN BU | 62 |
| HAY AC | 125 |
| HAY TONS | 153 |
| OAT BU | 1,548 |
| PEA BU | 321 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 3,189 |
| WHT SP BU | 103 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| CD | 134 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| FEMALE | 187 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 59 |
| INHABITED | 59 |
| MALE | 175 |
| MARRIED F | 68 |
| MARRIED M | 68 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 136 |
| POPULATION | 362 |
| ROOT BU | 437 |
| SINGLE F | 113 |
| SINGLE M | 103 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 216 |
| TUR BU | 4 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC134002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC134002— 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-qc134002-1871/.