St. Placide, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Placide was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,172. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.542°N, 74.196°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Placide had a population of 1,172: 588 male and 584 female residents. Population density was 68.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,230 |
| 1861 | 1,479 |
| 1871 | 1,172 |
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 888 |
| 1921 | 819 |
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. Placide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 584 |
| Number of males | 588 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 1,172 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 385 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 776 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 194 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,057 |
| BWT BU | 2,407 |
| CRN BU | 1,777 |
| HAY AC | 953 |
| HAY TONS | 922 |
| OAT BU | 26,098 |
| PEA BU | 4,167 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 26,885 |
| RYE BU | 726 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,287 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 546 |
| AREA | 11,750 |
| BEN BU | 192 |
| CD | 97 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FEMALE | 584 |
| GRA BU | 344 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 194 |
| INHABITED | 194 |
| MALE | 588 |
| MARRIED F | 180 |
| MARRIED M | 180 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 360 |
| POPULATION | 1,172 |
| ROOT BU | 1,440 |
| SINGLE F | 385 |
| SINGLE M | 391 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 776 |
| TUR BU | 18 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912722
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. Placide, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-placide-qc097001-1871/.