St. Zotique, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Zotique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,600. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.239°N, 74.300°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Zotique had a population of 1,600: 830 male and 770 female residents. Population density was 88.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,633 |
| 1861 | 1,611 |
| 1871 | 1,600 |
| 1881 | 1,580 |
| 1891 | 1,062 |
| 1901 | 950 |
| 1911 | 732 |
| 1921 | 471 |
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. Zotique shared boundaries with:
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 | 285 |
| Number of females | 770 |
| Number of males | 830 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 242 |
| Number of married persons | 483 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,600 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 568 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,070 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 239 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,165 |
| BWT BU | 1,553 |
| CRN BU | 500 |
| HAY AC | 886 |
| HAY TONS | 758 |
| OAT BU | 20,664 |
| PEA BU | 2,014 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 18,903 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,920 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,071 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 531 |
| AREA | 11,920 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| CD | 110 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| FEMALE | 770 |
| GRA BU | 276 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 239 |
| INHABITED | 239 |
| MALE | 830 |
| MARRIED F | 241 |
| MARRIED M | 242 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 483 |
| POPULATION | 1,600 |
| ROOT BU | 602 |
| SINGLE F | 502 |
| SINGLE M | 568 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,070 |
| TUR BU | 16 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC110001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912879
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. Zotique, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-zotique-qc110001-1871/.