St. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Paul d'Abbotsford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,674. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.432°N, 72.874°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Paul d'Abbotsford had a population of 1,674: 823 male and 851 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,550 |
| 1871 | 1,674 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,873 |
| 1901 | 1,333 |
| 1911 | 1,169 |
| 1921 | 1,322 |
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. Paul d'Abbotsford 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 1,674 total population, 851 females, 823 males, 586 married persons, 318 families, 300 married males, 286 married females, 47 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,041 single persons under 18, 537 single females under 18, 504 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 277 inhabited houses, 277 occupied houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 19,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC123010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463104
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-d%27Abbotsford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-d%27Abbotsford
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. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-d-abbotsford-qc123010-1871/.