St. Simon, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 72.846°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Simon had a population of 1,909: 973 male and 936 female residents. Population density was 68.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,784 |
| 1861 | 2,062 |
| 1871 | 1,909 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
| 1901 | 1,385 |
| 1911 | 1,362 |
| 1921 | 1,249 |
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. Simon 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 | 320 |
| Number of females | 936 |
| Number of males | 973 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 276 |
| Number of married persons | 551 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| Total population | 1,909 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 687 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,307 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 289 |
| Number of occupied houses | 289 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,632 |
| BWT BU | 1,319 |
| CRN BU | 1,233 |
| HAY AC | 2,106 |
| HAY TONS | 2,636 |
| OAT BU | 47,727 |
| PEA BU | 13,444 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 17,541 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,920 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,004 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 891 |
| AREA | 17,920 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| CD | 122 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 320 |
| FEMALE | 936 |
| GRA BU | 824 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 289 |
| INHABITED | 289 |
| MALE | 973 |
| MARRIED F | 275 |
| MARRIED M | 276 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 551 |
| POPULATION | 1,909 |
| ROOT BU | 497 |
| SINGLE F | 620 |
| SINGLE M | 687 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,307 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC122004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039011— 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. Simon, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-simon-qc122004-1871/.