Ste. Brigide, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Brigide was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.313°N, 73.052°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Brigide had a population of 2,128: 1,111 male and 1,017 female residents. Population density was 53.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,355 |
| 1861 | 1,839 |
| 1871 | 2,128 |
| 1881 | 2,077 |
| 1891 | 2,083 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
| 1911 | 1,589 |
| 1921 | 1,290 |
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. Brigide 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 | 422 |
| Number of females | 1,017 |
| Number of males | 1,111 |
| Number of married females | 352 |
| Number of married males | 355 |
| Number of married persons | 707 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 2,128 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 729 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,363 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 385 |
| Number of occupied houses | 385 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,021 |
| BWT BU | 1,868 |
| CRN BU | 1,365 |
| HAY AC | 2,733 |
| HAY TONS | 2,547 |
| OAT BU | 28,858 |
| PEA BU | 7,261 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 21,293 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,320 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,655 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 819 |
| AREA | 24,320 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 116 |
| CD | 124 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 422 |
| FEMALE | 1,017 |
| GRA BU | 410 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 385 |
| INHABITED | 385 |
| MALE | 1,111 |
| MARRIED F | 352 |
| MARRIED M | 355 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 707 |
| POPULATION | 2,128 |
| ROOT BU | 554 |
| SINGLE F | 634 |
| SINGLE M | 729 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,363 |
| TUR BU | 295 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC124005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059004_1851— 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. Brigide, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-brigide-qc124005-1871/.