St. Augustin, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,880. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142102. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.755°N, 71.489°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Augustin had a population of 1,880: 912 male and 968 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,748 |
| 1861 | 1,722 |
| 1871 | 1,880 |
| 1881 | 1,569 |
| 1891 | 1,413 |
| 1901 | 1,385 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,441 |
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 St. Augustin, 1861 (82.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Augustin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,880 total population, 968 females, 912 males, 524 married persons, 304 families, 264 married males, 260 married females, 81 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,275 single persons under 18, 664 single females under 18, 611 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 269 inhabited houses, 269 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 21,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Pilote | 1811–1886 | died here |
| Praxède LaRue | 1823–1902 | died here |
| Georges-Élie Amyot | 1856–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142102
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
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). "St. Augustin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-augustin-qc143012-1871/.