Ste. Emélie, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Emélie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,131. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.475°N, 71.836°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Emélie had a population of 1,131: 578 male and 553 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,131 |
| 1881 | 1,269 |
| 1891 | 1,189 |
| 1901 | 642 |
| 1911 | 712 |
| 1921 | 721 |
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 Lotbinière, 1861 (44.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Emélie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 553 |
| Number of males | 578 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 358 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 1,131 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 357 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 748 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 88 |
| BWT BU | 922 |
| CRN BU | 216 |
| HAY AC | 675 |
| HAY TONS | 982 |
| OAT BU | 15,738 |
| PEA BU | 945 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 13,265 |
| RYE BU | 170 |
| Total area (acres) | 6,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,426 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 289 |
| AREA | 6,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| CD | 155 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 235 |
| FEMALE | 553 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 176 |
| INHABITED | 176 |
| MALE | 578 |
| MARRIED F | 179 |
| MARRIED M | 179 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 358 |
| POPULATION | 1,131 |
| ROOT BU | 876 |
| SINGLE F | 357 |
| SINGLE M | 391 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 748 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068009— 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. Emélie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-em-lie-qc155002-1871/.