Ste. Claire, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Claire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,481. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.581°N, 70.865°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Claire had a population of 2,481: 1,203 male and 1,278 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,446 |
| 1871 | 2,481 |
| 1881 | 2,132 |
| 1891 | 1,824 |
| 1901 | 1,758 |
| 1911 | 1,899 |
| 1921 | 1,945 |
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. Claire, 1861 (86.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Claire 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 2,481 total population, 1,278 females, 1,203 males, 740 married persons, 459 families, 370 married females, 370 married males, 78 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,663 single persons under 18, 862 single females under 18, 801 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 373 inhabited houses, 373 occupied houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 25,280 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464213
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Claire
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Claire
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. Claire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-claire-qc160002-1871/.