Ste. Luce, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Luce was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,774. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.533°N, 68.333°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Luce had a population of 1,774: 839 male and 935 female residents. Population density was 59.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,145 |
| 1871 | 1,774 |
| 1881 | 1,567 |
| 1891 | 1,375 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,696 |
| 1921 | 979 |
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. Luce, 1861 (38.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Luce 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 | 285 |
| Number of females | 935 |
| Number of males | 839 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 252 |
| Number of married persons | 504 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| Total population | 1,774 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 652 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,227 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 217 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,826 |
| BWT BU | 388 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 1,471 |
| HAY TONS | 1,653 |
| OAT BU | 16,663 |
| PEA BU | 3,515 |
| POT AC | 343 |
| POT BU | 66,583 |
| RYE BU | 3,705 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,760 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,355 |
| WHT WTR BU | 196 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,041 |
| AREA | 13,760 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| CD | 167 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| FEMALE | 935 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 217 |
| INHABITED | 217 |
| MALE | 839 |
| MARRIED F | 252 |
| MARRIED M | 252 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 504 |
| POPULATION | 1,774 |
| ROOT BU | 49 |
| SINGLE F | 652 |
| SINGLE M | 575 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,227 |
| TUR BU | 954 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084014— 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. Luce, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-luce-qc167008-1871/.