Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1871 census)
Baie St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,623. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.428°N, 70.662°W.
Population
In 1871, Baie St. Paul had a population of 3,623: 1,790 male and 1,833 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,664 |
| 1871 | 3,623 |
| 1881 | 3,794 |
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, Baie St. Paul 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 3,623 total population, 1,833 females, 1,790 males, 1,107 married persons, 634 families, 554 married males, 553 married females, 124 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 44 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,392 single persons under 18, 1,200 single females under 18, 1,192 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 504 inhabited houses, 504 occupied houses, 70 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 42,720 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139231
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-Saint-Paul
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-Saint-Paul
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). "Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/baie-st-paul-qc149003-1871/.