Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Marguerite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,571. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.508°N, 70.928°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Marguerite had a population of 1,571: 791 male and 780 female residents. Population density was 46.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,392 |
| 1861 | 1,824 |
| 1871 | 1,571 |
| 1881 | 1,518 |
| 1891 | 1,260 |
| 1901 | 1,088 |
| 1911 | 1,083 |
| 1921 | 1,101 |
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. Marguerite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 780 |
| Number of males | 791 |
| Number of married females | 239 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 479 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 1,571 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 531 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,050 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,784 |
| BWT BU | 1,773 |
| CRN BU | 74 |
| HAY AC | 3,040 |
| HAY TONS | 2,656 |
| OAT BU | 35,224 |
| PEA BU | 1,083 |
| POT AC | 189 |
| POT BU | 41,055 |
| RYE BU | 88 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,668 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 135 |
| AREA | 19,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 146 |
| CD | 159 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FEMALE | 780 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 232 |
| INHABITED | 232 |
| MALE | 791 |
| MARRIED F | 239 |
| MARRIED M | 240 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 479 |
| POPULATION | 1,571 |
| ROOT BU | 448 |
| SINGLE F | 519 |
| SINGLE M | 531 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,050 |
| TUR BU | 547 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053015— 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. Marguerite, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marguerite-qc159004-1871/.