Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Agathe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,051. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 71.415°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Agathe had a population of 1,051: 550 male and 501 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 522 |
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,051 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 905 |
| 1901 | 894 |
| 1911 | — |
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, Ste. Agathe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,051 total population, 550 males, 501 females, 334 married persons, 174 families, 167 married females, 167 married males, 23 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 694 single persons under 18, 375 single males under 18, 319 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 162 inhabited houses, 162 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 28,160 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912885
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). "Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agathe-qc155010-1871/.