St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,992. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.293°N, 74.349°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Polycarpe had a population of 3,992: 2,012 male and 1,980 female residents.
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 St. Télesphore, 1861 (43.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Polycarpe, 1861 (56.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Télesphore, 1881 (43.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Polycarpe, 1881 (56.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Polycarpe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,992 total population, 2,012 males, 1,980 females, 1,130 married persons, 566 married males, 564 married females, 559 families, 102 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,760 single persons under 18, 1,418 single males under 18, 1,342 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 542 inhabited houses, 542 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 32,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC110002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC110002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912724
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. Polycarpe, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc110002-1871/.