St. Nicolas, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Nicolas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,356. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.380°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Nicolas had a population of 2,356: 1,200 male and 1,156 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,219 |
| 1871 | 2,356 |
| 1881 | 2,246 |
| 1891 | 1,768 |
| 1901 | 1,627 |
| 1911 | 1,543 |
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. Nicolas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 445 |
| Number of females | 1,156 |
| Number of males | 1,200 |
| Number of married females | 332 |
| Number of married males | 332 |
| Number of married persons | 664 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| Total population | 2,356 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 771 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 822 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,593 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 346 |
| Number of occupied houses | 347 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 408 |
| BWT BU | 1,575 |
| CRN BU | 509 |
| HAY AC | 2,977 |
| HAY TONS | 3,249 |
| OAT BU | 45,496 |
| PEA BU | 2,826 |
| POT AC | 536 |
| POT BU | 129,877 |
| RYE BU | 4,036 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,727 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 235 |
| AREA | 23,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| CD | 154 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 445 |
| FEMALE | 1,156 |
| GRA BU | 109 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 347 |
| INHABITED | 346 |
| MALE | 1,200 |
| MARRIED F | 332 |
| MARRIED M | 332 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 664 |
| POPULATION | 2,356 |
| ROOT BU | 963 |
| SINGLE F | 771 |
| SINGLE M | 822 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,593 |
| TUR BU | 41 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 53 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169011— 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. Nicolas, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-nicolas-qc154004-1871/.