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 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 density was 36.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 979 |
| 1871 | 1,469 |
| 1881 | 2,015 |
| 1891 | 1,950 |
| 1901 | 2,015 |
| 1911 | 2,233 |
| 1921 | 2,059 |
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:
- Cap de la Magdeleine
- Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel
- St. Luc
- St. Maurice
- St. Stanislas
- St. Tite
- Ste. Geneviève
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 | 288 |
| Number of females | 707 |
| Number of males | 762 |
| Number of married females | 244 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 487 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 1,469 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 446 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 949 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 228 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 749 |
| BWT BU | 2,572 |
| CRN BU | 362 |
| HAY AC | 808 |
| HAY TONS | 915 |
| OAT BU | 23,960 |
| PEA BU | 3,970 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 21,420 |
| RYE BU | 927 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,928 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 344 |
| AREA | 29,440 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| CD | 133 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 288 |
| FEMALE | 707 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 228 |
| INHABITED | 228 |
| MALE | 762 |
| MARRIED F | 244 |
| MARRIED M | 243 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 487 |
| POPULATION | 1,469 |
| ROOT BU | 214 |
| SINGLE F | 446 |
| SINGLE M | 503 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 949 |
| TUR BU | 2,107 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC133002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047016— 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. Narcisse, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-narcisse-qc133002-1871/.