Ste. Philomène, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Philomène 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 45.308°N, 73.742°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Philomène had a population of 1,548: 757 male and 791 female residents. Population density was 84.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,971 |
| 1861 | 1,924 |
| 1871 | 1,548 |
| 1881 | 1,360 |
| 1891 | 1,105 |
| 1901 | 1,080 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 1921 | 980 |
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. Philomène 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 | 269 |
| Number of females | 791 |
| Number of males | 757 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 209 |
| Number of married persons | 418 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| Total population | 1,548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 551 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 527 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,078 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 236 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,552 |
| BWT BU | 7,142 |
| CRN BU | 3,049 |
| HAY AC | 1,817 |
| HAY TONS | 2,337 |
| OAT BU | 34,585 |
| PEA BU | 11,735 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 35,167 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,291 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 633 |
| AREA | 11,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 405 |
| CD | 112 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 269 |
| FEMALE | 791 |
| GRA BU | 198 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 236 |
| INHABITED | 236 |
| MALE | 757 |
| MARRIED F | 209 |
| MARRIED M | 209 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 418 |
| POPULATION | 1,548 |
| ROOT BU | 1,209 |
| SINGLE F | 551 |
| SINGLE M | 527 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,078 |
| TUR BU | 36 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC112002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049007_1851— 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. Philomène, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-philom-ne-qc112002-1871/.