St. Philippe de Néri, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Philippe de Néri was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.468°N, 69.882°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Philippe de Néri had a population of 991: 470 male and 521 female residents. Population density was 75.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,034 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 969 |
| 1921 | 879 |
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. Philippe de Néri shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 521 |
| Number of males | 470 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 315 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 356 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 657 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,450 |
| BWT BU | 178 |
| CRN BU | 82 |
| HAY AC | 707 |
| HAY TONS | 878 |
| OAT BU | 4,814 |
| PEA BU | 821 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 16,593 |
| RYE BU | 594 |
| Total area (acres) | 5,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,352 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 865 |
| AREA | 5,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FEMALE | 521 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 135 |
| INHABITED | 135 |
| MALE | 470 |
| MARRIED F | 155 |
| MARRIED M | 160 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 315 |
| POPULATION | 991 |
| SINGLE F | 356 |
| SINGLE M | 301 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 657 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061015— 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. Philippe de Néri, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-philippe-de-n-ri-qc165006-1871/.