St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.236°N, 69.741°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais had a population of 770: 382 male and 388 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 770 |
| 1881 | 789 |
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 contained Ixworth, 1861 (17.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais shared boundaries with:
- Casgrain, Dionne, Lafontaine, Garneau
- Mont Carmel
- St. Pacôme
- Ste. Anne
- Ste. Louise, Ashford
- Woodbridge, Painchaud
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 770 total population, 388 females, 382 males, 253 married persons, 150 families, 127 married females, 126 married males, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 502 single persons under 18, 252 single females under 18, 250 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 131 occupied houses, 126 inhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 139,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042002_1871— 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. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-on-sime-ixworth-chapais-qc165002-1871/.