Ste. Croix, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Croix was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,260. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.600°N, 71.686°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Croix had a population of 2,260: 1,131 male and 1,129 female residents. Population density was 59.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,188 |
| 1861 | 2,212 |
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,377 |
| 1891 | 2,309 |
| 1901 | 2,136 |
| 1911 | 1,819 |
| 1921 | 1,682 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Croix 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 | 343 |
| Number of females | 1,129 |
| Number of males | 1,131 |
| Number of married females | 335 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 670 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| Total population | 2,260 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 751 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 766 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,517 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 315 |
| Number of occupied houses | 315 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 582 |
| BWT BU | 5,251 |
| CRN BU | 499 |
| HAY AC | 2,685 |
| HAY TONS | 3,155 |
| OAT BU | 68,672 |
| PEA BU | 2,693 |
| POT AC | 327 |
| POT BU | 53,305 |
| RYE BU | 295 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,238 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 625 |
| AREA | 14,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 201 |
| CD | 155 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FEMALE | 1,129 |
| GRA BU | 498 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 315 |
| INHABITED | 315 |
| MALE | 1,131 |
| MARRIED F | 335 |
| MARRIED M | 335 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 670 |
| POPULATION | 2,260 |
| ROOT BU | 1,687 |
| SINGLE F | 751 |
| SINGLE M | 766 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,517 |
| TUR BU | 704 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068007— 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. Croix, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-croix-qc155005-1871/.