Ste. Cécile, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Cécile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,965. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.244°N, 74.120°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Cécile had a population of 2,965: 1,477 male and 1,488 female residents. Population density was 143.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,220 |
| 1871 | 2,965 |
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1891 | 1,315 |
| 1901 | 1,370 |
| 1911 | 1,574 |
| 1921 | 618 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Cécile, 1861 (79.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Salaberry de Valleyfield, Town—Ville, 1881 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Cécile 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 | 528 |
| Number of females | 1,488 |
| Number of males | 1,477 |
| Number of married females | 499 |
| Number of married males | 503 |
| Number of married persons | 1,002 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| Total population | 2,965 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 952 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 956 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,908 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 491 |
| Number of occupied houses | 491 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,541 |
| BWT BU | 4,028 |
| CRN BU | 414 |
| HAY AC | 1,087 |
| HAY TONS | 908 |
| OAT BU | 13,802 |
| PEA BU | 2,708 |
| POT AC | 178 |
| POT BU | 16,036 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,121 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 440 |
| AREA | 15,840 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| CD | 111 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 528 |
| FEMALE | 1,488 |
| GRA BU | 212 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 491 |
| INHABITED | 491 |
| MALE | 1,477 |
| MARRIED F | 499 |
| MARRIED M | 503 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,002 |
| POPULATION | 2,965 |
| ROOT BU | 379 |
| SINGLE F | 952 |
| SINGLE M | 956 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,908 |
| TUR BU | 4 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC111006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041001— 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. Cécile, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-c-cile-qc111006-1871/.