Fournier, St. Aubert, Quebec (1871 census)
Fournier, St. Aubert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,382. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.114°N, 70.134°W.
Population
In 1871, Fournier, St. Aubert had a population of 1,382: 689 male and 693 female residents. Population density was 13.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,325 |
| 1871 | 1,382 |
| 1881 | 1,622 |
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, Fournier, St. Aubert shared boundaries with:
- Casgrain, Dionne, Lafontaine, Garneau
- L’Islet
- St. Cyrille, Lessard, Beaubien, Arago, Leverrier
- St. Jean Port Joli
- Ste. Louise, Ashford
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 693 |
| Number of males | 689 |
| Number of married females | 202 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 402 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 1,382 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 468 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 941 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 195 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,733 |
| BWT BU | 176 |
| CRN BU | 91 |
| HAY AC | 1,040 |
| HAY TONS | 1,020 |
| OAT BU | 8,252 |
| PEA BU | 650 |
| POT AC | 228 |
| POT BU | 30,813 |
| RYE BU | 1,190 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,258 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 346 |
| AREA | 67,750 |
| BEN BU | 65 |
| CD | 164 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FEMALE | 693 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 204 |
| INHABITED | 195 |
| MALE | 689 |
| MARRIED F | 202 |
| MARRIED M | 200 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 402 |
| POPULATION | 1,382 |
| ROOT BU | 130 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 468 |
| SINGLE M | 473 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 941 |
| TUR BU | 124 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043004_1861— 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). "Fournier, St. Aubert, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/fournier-st-aubert-qc164003-1871/.