Ste. Ursule, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Ursule was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,322. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 73.080°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Ursule had a population of 2,322: 1,174 male and 1,148 female residents. Population density was 58.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,048 |
| 1861 | 2,191 |
| 1871 | 2,322 |
| 1881 | 2,390 |
| 1891 | 2,490 |
| 1901 | 2,105 |
| 1911 | 2,075 |
| 1921 | 1,487 |
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. Ursule 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 | 379 |
| Number of females | 1,148 |
| Number of males | 1,174 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 364 |
| Number of married persons | 728 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 2,322 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 751 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 780 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,531 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 331 |
| Number of occupied houses | 331 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 490 |
| BWT BU | 6,976 |
| CRN BU | 506 |
| HAY AC | 1,112 |
| HAY TONS | 1,277 |
| OAT BU | 29,079 |
| PEA BU | 5,112 |
| POT AC | 258 |
| POT BU | 28,299 |
| RYE BU | 567 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,761 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 796 |
| AREA | 25,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 128 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 379 |
| FEMALE | 1,148 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 331 |
| INHABITED | 331 |
| MALE | 1,174 |
| MARRIED F | 364 |
| MARRIED M | 364 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 728 |
| POPULATION | 2,322 |
| ROOT BU | 440 |
| SINGLE F | 751 |
| SINGLE M | 780 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,531 |
| TUR BU | 354 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC128004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913132
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. Ursule, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ursule-qc128004-1871/.