Ste. Cécile du Bic, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Cécile du Bic was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,888. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912949. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.348°N, 68.684°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Cécile du Bic had a population of 2,888: 1,445 male and 1,443 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,888 |
| 1881 | 2,772 |
| 1891 | 1,990 |
| 1901 | 2,047 |
| 1911 | 2,037 |
| 1921 | 1,188 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Cécile du Bic, 1881 (59.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Cécile du Bic 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 | 482 |
| Number of females | 1,443 |
| Number of males | 1,445 |
| Number of married females | 465 |
| Number of married males | 472 |
| Number of married persons | 937 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| Total population | 2,888 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 946 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 954 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,900 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 385 |
| Number of occupied houses | 385 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,398 |
| BWT BU | 3,748 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 1,309 |
| HAY TONS | 1,897 |
| OAT BU | 10,256 |
| PEA BU | 7,672 |
| POT AC | 390 |
| POT BU | 55,731 |
| RYE BU | 8,379 |
| Total area (acres) | 141,520 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,478 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,029 |
| AREA | 141,520 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| CD | 167 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 482 |
| FEMALE | 1,443 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 385 |
| INHABITED | 385 |
| MALE | 1,445 |
| MARRIED F | 465 |
| MARRIED M | 472 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 937 |
| POPULATION | 2,888 |
| ROOT BU | 109 |
| SINGLE F | 946 |
| SINGLE M | 954 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,900 |
| TUR BU | 719 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912949
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. Cécile du Bic, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-c-cile-du-bic-qc167004-1871/.