Ste. Catherine, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Catherine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,263. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.882°N, 71.621°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Catherine had a population of 1,263: 655 male and 608 female residents. Population density was 12.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,789 |
| 1861 | 1,670 |
| 1871 | 1,263 |
| 1881 | 1,202 |
| 1891 | 1,103 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 1,158 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. Catherine, 1861 (90.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Catherine shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- La Jeune Lorette
- St. Augustin
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Gabriel W-O
- St. Raymond
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
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 | 207 |
| Number of females | 608 |
| Number of males | 655 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 369 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 1,263 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 835 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 204 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 36 |
| BWT BU | 1,016 |
| CRN BU | 125 |
| HAY AC | 1,888 |
| HAY TONS | 1,075 |
| OAT BU | 37,756 |
| PEA BU | 628 |
| POT AC | 517 |
| POT BU | 90,604 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Total area (acres) | 70,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 979 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 110 |
| AREA | 70,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FEMALE | 608 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 204 |
| INHABITED | 204 |
| MALE | 655 |
| MARRIED F | 185 |
| MARRIED M | 184 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 369 |
| POPULATION | 1,263 |
| ROOT BU | 31 |
| SINGLE F | 391 |
| SINGLE M | 444 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 835 |
| TUR BU | 1,141 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080013— 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. Catherine, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-catherine-qc143013-1871/.