Ste. Thérèse, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Thérèse, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 914. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.639°N, 73.844°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Thérèse, Village had a population of 914: 464 male and 450 female residents. Population density was 2263.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,129 |
| 1861 | 1,125 |
| 1871 | 914 |
| 1881 | 1,314 |
| 1891 | 1,662 |
| 1901 | 1,541 |
| 1911 | 2,120 |
| 1921 | 3,043 |
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 became part of Ste. Thérèse, Village, 1881 (75.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Thérèse, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 450 |
| Number of males | 464 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 291 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| Total population | 914 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 567 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 180 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 591 |
| BWT BU | 201 |
| CRN BU | 141 |
| HAY AC | 215 |
| HAY TONS | 255 |
| OAT BU | 4,683 |
| PEA BU | 794 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 14,993 |
| RYE BU | 146 |
| Total area (acres) | 134 |
| WHT SP BU | 414 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 61 |
| AREA | 134 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| CD | 99 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FEMALE | 450 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 180 |
| INHABITED | 180 |
| MALE | 464 |
| MARRIED F | 144 |
| MARRIED M | 147 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 291 |
| POPULATION | 914 |
| ROOT BU | 909 |
| SINGLE F | 272 |
| SINGLE M | 295 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 567 |
| TUR BU | 28 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC099004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096020— 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. Thérèse, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-r-se-village-qc099004-1871/.