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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463051. 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 |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,719 |
| 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,356 total population, 1,200 males, 1,156 females, 664 married persons, 445 families, 332 married females, 332 married males, 99 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,593 single persons under 18, 822 single males under 18, 771 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 347 occupied houses, 346 inhabited houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 23,040 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Modeste Demers | 1809–1871 | born here |
| John Costigan | 1835–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169011_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463051
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/.