St. Timothée, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Timothée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.271°N, 74.027°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Timothée had a population of 2,479: 1,252 male and 1,227 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 2,479 |
| 1881 | 2,360 |
| 1891 | 2,104 |
| 1901 | 1,794 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Timothée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,479 total population, 1,252 males, 1,227 females, 733 married persons, 398 families, 367 married females, 366 married males, 81 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,665 single persons under 18, 857 single males under 18, 808 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 375 inhabited houses, 375 occupied houses, 55 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 16,480 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Désiré Girouard | 1836–1911 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC111004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7400832
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. Timothée, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-timoth-e-qc111004-1871/.