St. Tite, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Tite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,531. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912839. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.731°N, 72.643°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Tite had a population of 1,531: 807 male and 724 female residents. Population density was 10.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,531 |
| 1881 | 2,239 |
| 1891 | 2,535 |
| 1901 | 3,314 |
| 1911 | 1,608 |
| 1921 | 1,611 |
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. Tite and Chantiers, 1861 (49.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Tite, 1881 (51.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Tite 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 | 265 |
| Number of females | 724 |
| Number of males | 807 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of married persons | 447 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| Total population | 1,531 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 485 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 569 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,054 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,178 |
| BWT BU | 1,834 |
| CRN BU | 221 |
| HAY AC | 948 |
| HAY TONS | 1,349 |
| OAT BU | 29,794 |
| PEA BU | 4,070 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 23,388 |
| RYE BU | 218 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,005 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 144 |
| AREA | 48,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| CD | 133 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FEMALE | 724 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 212 |
| INHABITED | 212 |
| MALE | 807 |
| MARRIED F | 222 |
| MARRIED M | 225 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 447 |
| POPULATION | 1,531 |
| ROOT BU | 333 |
| SINGLE F | 485 |
| SINGLE M | 569 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,054 |
| TUR BU | 1,100 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC133004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912839
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. Tite, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-tite-qc133004-1871/.