Ste. Rosalie, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Rosalie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 72.879°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Rosalie had a population of 1,591: 786 male and 805 female residents. Population density was 71.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,901 |
| 1861 | 2,064 |
| 1871 | 1,591 |
| 1881 | 1,477 |
| 1891 | 1,339 |
| 1901 | 1,115 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,262 |
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. Rosalie 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 | 261 |
| Number of females | 805 |
| Number of males | 786 |
| Number of married females | 259 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of married persons | 519 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 1,591 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 511 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,030 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 215 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,340 |
| BWT BU | 703 |
| CRN BU | 1,157 |
| HAY AC | 2,070 |
| HAY TONS | 2,006 |
| OAT BU | 29,516 |
| PEA BU | 7,954 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 12,326 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,760 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,294 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 622 |
| AREA | 13,760 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 122 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FEMALE | 805 |
| GRA BU | 531 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 215 |
| INHABITED | 215 |
| MALE | 786 |
| MARRIED F | 259 |
| MARRIED M | 260 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 519 |
| POPULATION | 1,591 |
| ROOT BU | 646 |
| SINGLE F | 519 |
| SINGLE M | 511 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,030 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| UNINHABITED | 38 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC122003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039010_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. Rosalie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rosalie-qc122003-1871/.