Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.541°N, 72.348°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 2,277: 1,160 male and 1,117 female residents. Population density was 56.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,277 |
| 1881 | 2,294 |
| 1891 | 1,985 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | 1,847 |
| 1921 | 1,725 |
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:
- La Visitation
- St. François-Xavier de Batiscan
- St. Luc
- St. Narcisse
- St. Prosper
- St. Stanislas
- Ste. Anne de la Pérade
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 | 404 |
| Number of females | 1,117 |
| Number of males | 1,160 |
| Number of married females | 359 |
| Number of married males | 361 |
| Number of married persons | 720 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 2,277 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 723 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 775 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,498 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 305 |
| Number of occupied houses | 305 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 903 |
| BWT BU | 5,353 |
| CRN BU | 992 |
| HAY AC | 1,302 |
| HAY TONS | 1,978 |
| OAT BU | 42,162 |
| PEA BU | 3,099 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 34,903 |
| RYE BU | 1,459 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,250 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,720 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 402 |
| AREA | 25,250 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| CD | 132 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 404 |
| FEMALE | 1,117 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 305 |
| INHABITED | 305 |
| MALE | 1,160 |
| MARRIED F | 359 |
| MARRIED M | 361 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 720 |
| POPULATION | 2,277 |
| ROOT BU | 312 |
| SINGLE F | 723 |
| SINGLE M | 775 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,498 |
| TUR BU | 579 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC132006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047008_1871— 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-qc132006-1871/.