St. Wenseslas, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Wenseslas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 729. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.167°N, 72.311°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Wenseslas had a population of 729: 371 male and 358 female residents. Population density was 18.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 729 |
| 1881 | 1,297 |
| 1891 | 1,909 |
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. Wenseslas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 358 |
| Number of males | 371 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| Total population | 729 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 477 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 50 |
| BWT BU | 945 |
| CRN BU | 174 |
| HAY AC | 432 |
| HAY TONS | 281 |
| OAT BU | 4,772 |
| PEA BU | 435 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 6,635 |
| RYE BU | 294 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 810 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 104 |
| AREA | 23,840 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| FEMALE | 358 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 108 |
| INHABITED | 106 |
| MALE | 371 |
| MARRIED F | 118 |
| MARRIED M | 121 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 239 |
| POPULATION | 729 |
| ROOT BU | 63 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 231 |
| SINGLE M | 246 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 477 |
| TUR BU | 239 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175020— 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. Wenseslas, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-wenseslas-qc135010-1871/.