St. Michel, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.839°N, 70.875°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Michel had a population of 2,134: 1,035 male and 1,099 female residents. Population density was 80.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,654 |
| 1861 | 2,369 |
| 1871 | 2,134 |
| 1881 | 2,099 |
| 1891 | 1,838 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 1,454 |
| 1921 | 1,296 |
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 1,099 |
| Number of males | 1,035 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of married persons | 551 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| Total population | 2,134 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 763 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 730 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,493 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 318 |
| Number of occupied houses | 318 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,275 |
| BWT BU | 797 |
| CRN BU | 272 |
| HAY AC | 2,313 |
| HAY TONS | 3,198 |
| OAT BU | 35,489 |
| PEA BU | 1,548 |
| POT AC | 393 |
| POT BU | 78,392 |
| RYE BU | 3,254 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,397 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 224 |
| AREA | 14,080 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 190 |
| CD | 161 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 402 |
| FEMALE | 1,099 |
| GRA BU | 237 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 318 |
| INHABITED | 318 |
| MALE | 1,035 |
| MARRIED F | 276 |
| MARRIED M | 275 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 551 |
| POPULATION | 2,134 |
| ROOT BU | 904 |
| SINGLE F | 763 |
| SINGLE M | 730 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,493 |
| TUR BU | 1,483 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042012— 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-qc161004-1871/.