Ste. Flavie, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Flavie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,221. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815219. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.584°N, 68.193°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Flavie had a population of 2,221: 1,083 male and 1,138 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,203 |
| 1871 | 2,221 |
| 1881 | 1,968 |
| 1891 | 1,296 |
| 1901 | 1,147 |
| 1911 | 669 |
| 1921 | 707 |
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. Flavie, 1861 (79.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph, 1881 (30.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Flavie, 1881 (69.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Flavie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,221 total population, 1,138 females, 1,083 males, 668 married persons, 369 families, 334 married females, 334 married males, 47 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,506 single persons under 18, 768 single females under 18, 738 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 295 inhabited houses, 295 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 24,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815219
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. Flavie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-flavie-qc168001-1871/.