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 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 density was 50.7 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 272 |
| Number of females | 736 |
| Number of males | 812 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 481 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 565 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,039 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 589 |
| BWT BU | 1,348 |
| CRN BU | 729 |
| HAY AC | 1,472 |
| HAY TONS | 1,495 |
| OAT BU | 22,034 |
| PEA BU | 5,537 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 25,392 |
| RYE BU | 1,932 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,687 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,966 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 310 |
| AREA | 17,687 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 292 |
| CD | 102 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 272 |
| FEMALE | 736 |
| GRA BU | 803 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 232 |
| INHABITED | 232 |
| MALE | 812 |
| MARRIED F | 241 |
| MARRIED M | 240 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 481 |
| POPULATION | 1,548 |
| ROOT BU | 856 |
| SINGLE F | 474 |
| SINGLE M | 565 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,039 |
| TUR BU | 58 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
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: 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. Mélanie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-m-lanie-qc102010-1871/.