Ste. Geneviève, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Geneviève, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 672. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.481°N, 73.869°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Geneviève, Village had a population of 672: 331 male and 341 female residents. Population density was 1978.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 666 |
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 751 |
| 1891 | 729 |
| 1901 | 735 |
| 1911 | 612 |
| 1921 | 278 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 341 |
| Number of males | 331 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 257 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| Total population | 672 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 388 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 633 |
| BWT BU | 307 |
| CRN BU | 323 |
| HAY AC | 128 |
| HAY TONS | 155 |
| OAT BU | 3,077 |
| PEA BU | 566 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 8,902 |
| WHT SP BU | 741 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 82 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| CD | 108 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FEMALE | 341 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 120 |
| INHABITED | 120 |
| MALE | 331 |
| MARRIED F | 129 |
| MARRIED M | 128 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 257 |
| POPULATION | 672 |
| ROOT BU | 174 |
| SINGLE F | 194 |
| SINGLE M | 194 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 388 |
| TUR BU | 9 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC108008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912999
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, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-village-qc108008-1871/.