Ste. Angèle de Merrici, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Angèle de Merrici was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 715. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.515°N, 68.071°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Angèle de Merrici had a population of 715: 372 male and 343 female residents. Population density was 15.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 715 |
| 1881 | 1,199 |
| 1891 | 1,231 |
| 1901 | 1,361 |
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. Angèle de Merrici shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 343 |
| Number of males | 372 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| Total population | 715 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 446 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 122 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,560 |
| BWT BU | 404 |
| HAY AC | 586 |
| HAY TONS | 392 |
| OAT BU | 4,567 |
| PEA BU | 1,151 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 9,036 |
| RYE BU | 603 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,314 |
| WHT WTR BU | 102 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 212 |
| AREA | 27,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 168 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| FEMALE | 343 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 125 |
| INHABITED | 122 |
| MALE | 372 |
| MARRIED F | 132 |
| MARRIED M | 132 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 264 |
| POPULATION | 715 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 207 |
| SINGLE M | 239 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 446 |
| TUR BU | 241 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188010— 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. Angèle de Merrici, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ang-le-de-merrici-qc168002-1871/.