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 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 density was 25.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 522 |
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,051 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 905 |
| 1901 | 894 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 704 |
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of females | 501 |
| Number of males | 550 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| Total population | 1,051 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 694 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 162 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 395 |
| BWT BU | 3,684 |
| CRN BU | 97 |
| HAY AC | 1,588 |
| HAY TONS | 1,306 |
| OAT BU | 17,415 |
| PEA BU | 1,035 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 37,071 |
| RYE BU | 523 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,159 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 125 |
| AREA | 28,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| CD | 155 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 174 |
| FEMALE | 501 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 162 |
| INHABITED | 162 |
| MALE | 550 |
| MARRIED F | 167 |
| MARRIED M | 167 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 334 |
| POPULATION | 1,051 |
| ROOT BU | 108 |
| SINGLE F | 319 |
| SINGLE M | 375 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 694 |
| TUR BU | 516 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068004— 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). "Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agathe-qc155010-1871/.