St. Siméon, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Siméon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.893°N, 69.940°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Siméon had a population of 456: 230 male and 226 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 456 |
| 1881 | 741 |
| 1891 | 968 |
| 1901 | 1,039 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 667 |
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. Siméon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 226 |
| Number of males | 230 |
| Number of married females | 81 |
| Number of married males | 79 |
| Number of married persons | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| Total population | 456 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 147 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 291 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 58 |
| Number of occupied houses | 58 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,560 |
| BWT BU | 42 |
| HAY AC | 136 |
| HAY TONS | 152 |
| OAT BU | 1,350 |
| PEA BU | 555 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 4,270 |
| RYE BU | 675 |
| Total area (acres) | 66,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,771 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 288 |
| AREA | 66,240 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 149 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 75 |
| FEMALE | 226 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 58 |
| INHABITED | 58 |
| MALE | 230 |
| MARRIED F | 81 |
| MARRIED M | 79 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 160 |
| POPULATION | 456 |
| ROOT BU | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 144 |
| SINGLE M | 147 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 291 |
| TUR BU | 13 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 1 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048010— 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. Siméon, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sim-on-qc149011-1871/.