Ste. Marie, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,698. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.436°N, 73.164°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Marie had a population of 1,698: 849 male and 849 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,028 |
| 1861 | 3,721 |
| 1871 | 1,698 |
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. Marie, 1861 (63.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Marie 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 | 318 |
| Number of females | 849 |
| Number of males | 849 |
| Number of married females | 273 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| Total population | 1,698 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 558 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,095 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 273 |
| Number of occupied houses | 274 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,453 |
| BWT BU | 800 |
| CRN BU | 2,140 |
| HAY AC | 3,379 |
| HAY TONS | 4,465 |
| OAT BU | 27,879 |
| PEA BU | 12,117 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 23,646 |
| RYE BU | 66 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,915 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,039 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 738 |
| AREA | 18,915 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| CD | 123 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 318 |
| FEMALE | 849 |
| GRA BU | 692 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 274 |
| INHABITED | 273 |
| MALE | 849 |
| MARRIED F | 273 |
| MARRIED M | 273 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 546 |
| POPULATION | 1,698 |
| ROOT BU | 2,992 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 537 |
| SINGLE M | 558 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,095 |
| UNINHABITED | 31 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC123005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC123005— 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. Marie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-qc123005-1871/.