Ste. Agnès, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Agnès was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.679°N, 70.364°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Agnès had a population of 1,615: 792 male and 823 female residents. Population density was 18.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,278 |
| 1861 | 1,324 |
| 1871 | 1,615 |
| 1881 | 1,778 |
| 1891 | 1,790 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,412 |
| 1921 | 1,372 |
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 contained Ste. Agnès, 1861 (46.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained De Sales, 1861 (53.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Agnès 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 | 275 |
| Number of females | 823 |
| Number of males | 792 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 496 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 1,615 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,085 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 225 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,868 |
| BWT BU | 2,499 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 1,034 |
| HAY TONS | 932 |
| OAT BU | 6,553 |
| PEA BU | 3,549 |
| POT AC | 227 |
| POT BU | 20,754 |
| RYE BU | 5,419 |
| Total area (acres) | 249,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,723 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,894 |
| AREA | 249,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| CD | 149 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 275 |
| FEMALE | 823 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 225 |
| INHABITED | 225 |
| MALE | 792 |
| MARRIED F | 248 |
| MARRIED M | 248 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 496 |
| POPULATION | 1,615 |
| ROOT BU | 73 |
| SINGLE F | 552 |
| SINGLE M | 533 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,085 |
| TUR BU | 97 |
| UNINHABITED | 35 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048006— 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. Agnès, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agn-s-qc149008-1871/.