Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Brigitte was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), 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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 89 |
| Number of females | 271 |
| Number of males | 277 |
| Number of married females | 86 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 172 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| Total population | 548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 369 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 83 |
| Number of occupied houses | 83 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3 |
| BWT BU | 1,320 |
| CRN BU | 487 |
| HAY AC | 361 |
| HAY TONS | 309 |
| OAT BU | 9,724 |
| PEA BU | 1,096 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 11,241 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,189 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 148 |
| AREA | 14,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 89 |
| FEMALE | 271 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 83 |
| INHABITED | 83 |
| MALE | 277 |
| MARRIED F | 86 |
| MARRIED M | 86 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 172 |
| POPULATION | 548 |
| ROOT BU | 30 |
| SINGLE F | 180 |
| SINGLE M | 189 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 369 |
| TUR BU | 5 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 7 |
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/.