Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.483°N, 73.847°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 1,304: 666 male and 638 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,343 |
| 1871 | 1,304 |
| 1881 | 1,312 |
| 1891 | 1,295 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Geneviève shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 234 |
| Number of females | 638 |
| Number of males | 666 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 409 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 1,304 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 857 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,607 |
| BWT BU | 3,993 |
| CRN BU | 2,098 |
| HAY AC | 937 |
| HAY TONS | 932 |
| OAT BU | 28,506 |
| PEA BU | 4,892 |
| POT AC | 408 |
| POT BU | 50,708 |
| Total area (acres) | 10,532 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,017 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 809 |
| AREA | 10,532 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| CD | 108 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| FEMALE | 638 |
| GRA BU | 279 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 212 |
| INHABITED | 212 |
| MALE | 666 |
| MARRIED F | 205 |
| MARRIED M | 204 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 409 |
| POPULATION | 1,304 |
| ROOT BU | 2,588 |
| SINGLE F | 409 |
| SINGLE M | 448 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 857 |
| TUR BU | 64 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC108007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162006— 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. Geneviève, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-qc108007-1871/.