St. Sévère, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Sévère was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 822. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.376°N, 72.915°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Sévère had a population of 822: 418 male and 404 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 936 |
| 1871 | 822 |
| 1881 | 888 |
| 1891 | 972 |
| 1901 | 864 |
| 1911 | 895 |
| 1921 | 890 |
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. Sévère shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 822 total population, 418 males, 404 females, 285 married persons, 143 married males, 142 married females, 127 families, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 518 single persons under 18, 267 single males under 18, 251 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 120 inhabited houses, 120 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 8,560 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC129003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9v%C3%A8re,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9v%C3%A8re
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. Sévère, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-v-re-qc129003-1871/.