Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 730. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912511. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.399°N, 70.515°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin had a population of 730: 381 male and 349 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
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. Germaine, lac Etchemin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 349 |
| Number of males | 381 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 233 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| Total population | 730 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 488 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,922 |
| BWT BU | 1,639 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 586 |
| HAY TONS | 427 |
| OAT BU | 7,266 |
| PEA BU | 26 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 8,270 |
| RYE BU | 326 |
| Total area (acres) | 76,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 399 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 21 |
| AREA | 76,300 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 160 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FEMALE | 349 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 131 |
| INHABITED | 131 |
| MALE | 381 |
| MARRIED F | 116 |
| MARRIED M | 117 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 233 |
| POPULATION | 730 |
| ROOT BU | 222 |
| SINGLE F | 226 |
| SINGLE M | 262 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 488 |
| TUR BU | 160 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912511
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. Germaine, lac Etchemin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-germaine-lac-etchemin-qc160006-1871/.