Ste. Victoire, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Victoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,620. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.942°N, 73.067°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Victoire had a population of 1,620: 798 male and 822 female residents. Population density was 59.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,100 |
| 1861 | 1,528 |
| 1871 | 1,620 |
| 1881 | 1,550 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,463 |
| 1911 | 1,349 |
| 1921 | 1,211 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ste. Victoire, 1861 (88.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Victoire 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 | 224 |
| Number of females | 822 |
| Number of males | 798 |
| Number of married females | 267 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 537 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 1,620 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,042 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 186 |
| Number of occupied houses | 186 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 846 |
| BWT BU | 2,671 |
| CRN BU | 1,018 |
| HAY AC | 795 |
| HAY TONS | 1,220 |
| OAT BU | 31,592 |
| PEA BU | 2,053 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 17,230 |
| RYE BU | 1,290 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,529 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 393 |
| AREA | 17,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| CD | 120 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 224 |
| FEMALE | 822 |
| GRA BU | 122 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 186 |
| INHABITED | 186 |
| MALE | 798 |
| MARRIED F | 267 |
| MARRIED M | 270 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 537 |
| POPULATION | 1,620 |
| ROOT BU | 105 |
| SINGLE F | 529 |
| SINGLE M | 513 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,042 |
| TUR BU | 493 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082010— 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. Victoire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-victoire-qc120004-1871/.