St. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Joseph de Soulanges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 234. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.340°N, 74.089°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Joseph de Soulanges had a population of 234: 106 male and 128 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,338 |
| 1861 | 2,035 |
| 1871 | 234 |
| 1881 | 1,627 |
| 1891 | 1,442 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,972 |
| 1921 | 1,848 |
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, St. Joseph de Soulanges shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 234 total population, 128 females, 106 males, 72 married persons, 48 families, 36 married females, 36 married males, 12 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 150 single persons under 18, 84 single females under 18, 66 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 37 inhabited houses, 37 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC110007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912456
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. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-soulanges-qc110007-1871/.