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 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 density was 70.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,464 |
| 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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 459 |
| Number of females | 1,278 |
| Number of males | 1,203 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 370 |
| Number of married persons | 740 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| Total population | 2,481 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 862 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 801 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,663 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 373 |
| Number of occupied houses | 373 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,502 |
| BWT BU | 2,494 |
| CRN BU | 132 |
| HAY AC | 3,703 |
| HAY TONS | 3,005 |
| OAT BU | 54,566 |
| PEA BU | 1,907 |
| POT AC | 313 |
| POT BU | 52,237 |
| RYE BU | 326 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,886 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 269 |
| AREA | 25,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 197 |
| CD | 160 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 459 |
| FEMALE | 1,278 |
| GRA BU | 103 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 373 |
| INHABITED | 373 |
| MALE | 1,203 |
| MARRIED F | 370 |
| MARRIED M | 370 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 740 |
| POPULATION | 2,481 |
| ROOT BU | 1,238 |
| SINGLE F | 862 |
| SINGLE M | 801 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,663 |
| TUR BU | 1,461 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053004_1851— 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. Claire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-claire-qc160002-1871/.