Ste. Perpétue, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Perpétue was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 263. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.078°N, 72.454°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Perpétue had a population of 263: 140 male and 123 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 263 |
| 1881 | 465 |
| 1891 | 833 |
| 1901 | 939 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,232 |
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. Perpétue shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 53 |
| Number of females | 123 |
| Number of males | 140 |
| Number of married females | 46 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of married persons | 92 |
| Total population | 263 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 77 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 94 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 171 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 49 |
| Number of occupied houses | 49 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2 |
| BWT BU | 373 |
| CRN BU | 91 |
| HAY AC | 48 |
| HAY TONS | 40 |
| OAT BU | 2,128 |
| PEA BU | 674 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 2,736 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 381 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 52 |
| AREA | 12,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 53 |
| FEMALE | 123 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 49 |
| INHABITED | 49 |
| MALE | 140 |
| MARRIED F | 46 |
| MARRIED M | 46 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 92 |
| POPULATION | 263 |
| ROOT BU | 27 |
| SINGLE F | 77 |
| SINGLE M | 94 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 171 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913093
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. Perpétue, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-perp-tue-qc135012-1871/.