Ste. Mélanie, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Mélanie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,548. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 73.525°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Mélanie had a population of 1,548: 812 male and 736 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,298 |
| 1871 | 1,548 |
| 1881 | 1,372 |
| 1891 | 1,243 |
| 1901 | 1,110 |
| 1911 | 1,118 |
| 1921 | 991 |
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. Mélanie, 1861 (66.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Mélanie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,548 total population, 812 males, 736 females, 481 married persons, 272 families, 241 married females, 240 married males, 28 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,039 single persons under 18, 565 single males under 18, 474 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 232 inhabited houses, 232 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 17,687 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Bent Berczy | 1791–1873 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC102010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464378
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A9lanie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A9lanie
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. Mélanie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-m-lanie-qc102010-1871/.