St. Simon, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.214°N, 69.016°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Simon had a population of 1,186: 605 male and 581 female residents. Population density was 37.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,665 |
| 1861 | 1,951 |
| 1871 | 1,186 |
| 1881 | 1,266 |
| 1891 | 998 |
| 1901 | 798 |
| 1911 | 766 |
| 1921 | 805 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Simon, 1861 (41.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Simon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 581 |
| Number of males | 605 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| Total population | 1,186 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 437 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 846 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 147 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,656 |
| BWT BU | 155 |
| HAY AC | 1,846 |
| HAY TONS | 1,638 |
| OAT BU | 7,344 |
| PEA BU | 1,536 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 26,895 |
| RYE BU | 2,848 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,911 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 311 |
| AREA | 19,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 167 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| FEMALE | 581 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 147 |
| INHABITED | 147 |
| MALE | 605 |
| MARRIED F | 150 |
| MARRIED M | 150 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 300 |
| POPULATION | 1,186 |
| SINGLE F | 409 |
| SINGLE M | 437 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 846 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084017— 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-qc167001-1871/.