Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Brigitte was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.032°N, 72.487°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Brigitte had a population of 548: 277 male and 271 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 548 |
| 1881 | 784 |
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. Brigitte 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 548 total population, 277 males, 271 females, 172 married persons, 89 families, 86 married females, 86 married males, 7 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 369 single persons under 18, 189 single males under 18, 180 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 83 inhabited houses, 83 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 14,720 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051014— 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. Brigitte, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-brigitte-qc135013-1871/.