St. Zéphirin, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Zéphirin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.042°N, 72.595°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Zéphirin had a population of 1,550: 767 male and 783 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,313 |
| 1861 | 1,641 |
| 1871 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,771 |
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. Zéphirin, 1861 (75.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Zéphirin shared boundaries with:
- La Baie du Febvre
- St. Thomas de Pierreville
- Ste. Brigitte des Saults
- Ste. Monique
- Wendover & Simpson
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 783 |
| Number of males | 767 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 459 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 1,550 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,053 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 179 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 120 |
| BWT BU | 4,843 |
| CRN BU | 453 |
| HAY AC | 880 |
| HAY TONS | 1,129 |
| OAT BU | 36,710 |
| PEA BU | 12,833 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 23,091 |
| RYE BU | 73 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,360 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,110 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 879 |
| AREA | 23,360 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| CD | 134 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FEMALE | 783 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 179 |
| INHABITED | 179 |
| MALE | 767 |
| MARRIED F | 229 |
| MARRIED M | 230 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 459 |
| POPULATION | 1,550 |
| ROOT BU | 168 |
| SINGLE F | 529 |
| SINGLE M | 524 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,053 |
| TUR BU | 180 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC134006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057007_1851— 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. Zéphirin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-z-phirin-qc134006-1871/.