Ste. Famille, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Famille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 834. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.960°N, 70.949°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Famille had a population of 834: 414 male and 420 female residents. Population density was 43.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 850 |
| 1861 | 888 |
| 1871 | 834 |
| 1881 | 817 |
| 1891 | 786 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 618 |
| 1921 | 719 |
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. Famille 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 | 125 |
| Number of females | 420 |
| Number of males | 414 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 251 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 834 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 273 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 549 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 111 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 434 |
| BWT BU | 413 |
| CRN BU | 146 |
| HAY AC | 1,525 |
| HAY TONS | 2,033 |
| OAT BU | 18,535 |
| PEA BU | 1,291 |
| POT AC | 167 |
| POT BU | 28,553 |
| RYE BU | 2,022 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,360 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,534 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 167 |
| AREA | 11,360 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 113 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FEMALE | 420 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 111 |
| INHABITED | 111 |
| MALE | 414 |
| MARRIED F | 126 |
| MARRIED M | 125 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 251 |
| POPULATION | 834 |
| ROOT BU | 183 |
| SINGLE F | 273 |
| SINGLE M | 276 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 549 |
| TUR BU | 4,946 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075005— 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. Famille, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-famille-qc148004-1871/.