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 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 density was 87.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,231 |
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 2,479 |
| 1881 | 2,360 |
| 1891 | 2,104 |
| 1901 | 1,794 |
| 1911 | 2,580 |
| 1921 | 1,220 |
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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 398 |
| Number of females | 1,227 |
| Number of males | 1,252 |
| Number of married females | 367 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 733 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| Total population | 2,479 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 808 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 857 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,665 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 375 |
| Number of occupied houses | 375 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,100 |
| BWT BU | 3,891 |
| CRN BU | 1,193 |
| HAY AC | 2,388 |
| HAY TONS | 1,956 |
| OAT BU | 42,065 |
| PEA BU | 10,267 |
| POT AC | 387 |
| POT BU | 31,824 |
| RYE BU | 350 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,511 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,522 |
| AREA | 16,480 |
| BEN BU | 716 |
| CD | 111 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 398 |
| FEMALE | 1,227 |
| GRA BU | 772 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 375 |
| INHABITED | 375 |
| MALE | 1,252 |
| MARRIED F | 367 |
| MARRIED M | 366 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 733 |
| POPULATION | 2,479 |
| ROOT BU | 1,683 |
| SINGLE F | 808 |
| SINGLE M | 857 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,665 |
| UNINHABITED | 55 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC111004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041006— 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. Timothée, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-timoth-e-qc111004-1871/.