Ste. Marie, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.445°N, 70.988°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Marie had a population of 3,166: 1,565 male and 1,601 female residents. Population density was 48.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,395 |
| 1871 | 3,166 |
| 1881 | 2,782 |
| 1891 | 2,897 |
| 1901 | 2,539 |
| 1911 | 2,555 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Marie, 1881 (81.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Marie shared boundaries with:
- St. Bernard
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. Elzéar
- St. Frédéric
- St. Isidore
- St. Joseph
- Ste. Hénédine
- Ste. Marguerite
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 | 553 |
| Number of females | 1,601 |
| Number of males | 1,565 |
| Number of married females | 460 |
| Number of married males | 460 |
| Number of married persons | 920 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| Total population | 3,166 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,086 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,062 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,148 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 449 |
| Number of occupied houses | 449 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,387 |
| BWT BU | 1,653 |
| CRN BU | 381 |
| HAY AC | 5,148 |
| HAY TONS | 6,786 |
| OAT BU | 63,558 |
| PEA BU | 2,425 |
| POT AC | 302 |
| POT BU | 51,440 |
| RYE BU | 51 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,728 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 222 |
| AREA | 41,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 309 |
| CD | 158 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 553 |
| FEMALE | 1,601 |
| GRA BU | 67 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 449 |
| INHABITED | 449 |
| MALE | 1,565 |
| MARRIED F | 460 |
| MARRIED M | 460 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 920 |
| POPULATION | 3,166 |
| ROOT BU | 1,248 |
| SINGLE F | 1,086 |
| SINGLE M | 1,062 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,148 |
| TUR BU | 676 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040015— 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-qc158002-1871/.