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 density was 3.3 people per square mile.
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 de la Pocatière
- Ste. Louise, Ashford
- Woodbridge, Painchaud
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 | 150 |
| Number of females | 388 |
| Number of males | 382 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of married persons | 253 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| Total population | 770 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 502 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 126 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 747 |
| BWT BU | 1,164 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 426 |
| HAY TONS | 459 |
| OAT BU | 3,015 |
| PEA BU | 404 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 8,908 |
| RYE BU | 672 |
| Total area (acres) | 139,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,661 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 164 |
| AREA | 139,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FEMALE | 388 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 131 |
| INHABITED | 126 |
| MALE | 382 |
| MARRIED F | 127 |
| MARRIED M | 126 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 253 |
| POPULATION | 770 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 252 |
| SINGLE M | 250 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 502 |
| TUR BU | 14 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042002— 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/.