St. Rémi, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Rémi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.255°N, 73.634°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Rémi had a population of 1,938: 986 male and 952 female residents. Population density was 62.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,757 |
| 1861 | 3,310 |
| 1871 | 1,938 |
| 1881 | 1,805 |
| 1891 | 1,647 |
| 1901 | 1,450 |
| 1911 | 1,253 |
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. Rémi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 346 |
| Number of females | 952 |
| Number of males | 986 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 307 |
| Number of married persons | 607 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 1,938 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 656 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,268 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 308 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,218 |
| BWT BU | 4,168 |
| CRN BU | 1,185 |
| HAY AC | 2,579 |
| HAY TONS | 2,610 |
| OAT BU | 42,461 |
| PEA BU | 11,225 |
| POT AC | 217 |
| POT BU | 24,055 |
| RYE BU | 87 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,621 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 926 |
| AREA | 18,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 197 |
| CD | 116 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 346 |
| FEMALE | 952 |
| GRA BU | 414 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 308 |
| INHABITED | 308 |
| MALE | 986 |
| MARRIED F | 300 |
| MARRIED M | 307 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 607 |
| POPULATION | 1,938 |
| ROOT BU | 638 |
| SINGLE F | 612 |
| SINGLE M | 656 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,268 |
| TUR BU | 104 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC116001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166012— 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. Rémi, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-r-mi-qc116001-1871/.