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 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 density was 49.1 people per square mile.
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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 418 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 285 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 822 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 518 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 816 |
| BWT BU | 2,746 |
| CRN BU | 249 |
| HAY AC | 693 |
| HAY TONS | 900 |
| OAT BU | 37,435 |
| PEA BU | 5,160 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 6,954 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,290 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 282 |
| AREA | 8,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| CD | 129 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| FEMALE | 404 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 120 |
| INHABITED | 120 |
| MALE | 418 |
| MARRIED F | 142 |
| MARRIED M | 143 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 285 |
| POPULATION | 822 |
| ROOT BU | 427 |
| SINGLE F | 251 |
| SINGLE M | 267 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 518 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
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: 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. Sévère, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-v-re-qc129003-1871/.