St. Narcisse, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Narcisse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,469. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.581°N, 72.517°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Narcisse had a population of 1,469: 762 male and 707 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,469 |
| 1881 | 2,015 |
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. Narcisse, 1861 (83.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Narcisse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,469 total population, 762 males, 707 females, 487 married persons, 288 families, 244 married females, 243 married males, 33 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 949 single persons under 18, 503 single males under 18, 446 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 228 inhabited houses, 228 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 29,440 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC133002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463031
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Narcisse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Narcisse
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. Narcisse, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-narcisse-qc133002-1871/.