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 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 density was 16.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,212 |
| 1861 | 3,664 |
| 1871 | 3,623 |
| 1881 | 3,794 |
| 1891 | 3,760 |
| 1901 | 2,519 |
| 1911 | 2,305 |
| 1921 | 2,220 |
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 634 |
| Number of females | 1,833 |
| Number of males | 1,790 |
| Number of married females | 553 |
| Number of married males | 554 |
| Number of married persons | 1,107 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 124 |
| Total population | 3,623 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,200 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,392 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 504 |
| Number of occupied houses | 504 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 70 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,865 |
| BWT BU | 11,422 |
| CRN BU | 135 |
| HAY AC | 2,297 |
| HAY TONS | 3,977 |
| OAT BU | 27,018 |
| PEA BU | 3,918 |
| POT AC | 419 |
| POT BU | 52,175 |
| RYE BU | 24,028 |
| Total area (acres) | 42,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,516 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 916 |
| AREA | 42,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 169 |
| CD | 149 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 634 |
| FEMALE | 1,833 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 504 |
| INHABITED | 504 |
| MALE | 1,790 |
| MARRIED F | 553 |
| MARRIED M | 554 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,107 |
| POPULATION | 3,623 |
| ROOT BU | 3,700 |
| SINGLE F | 1,200 |
| SINGLE M | 1,192 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,392 |
| TUR BU | 743 |
| UNINHABITED | 70 |
| WIDOWED F | 80 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 124 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048001— 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). "Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/baie-st-paul-qc149003-1871/.