Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 7,913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.811°N, 71.222°W.
Population
In 1871, Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier had a population of 7,913: 3,641 male and 4,272 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 7,913 |
| 1881 | 7,830 |
| 1891 | 7,747 |
| 1901 | 9,751 |
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, Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Banlieue Centre Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Montcalm (Centre) Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier
- St. Roch, S
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,700 |
| Number of females | 4,272 |
| Number of males | 3,641 |
| Number of married females | 1,240 |
| Number of married males | 1,247 |
| Number of married persons | 2,487 |
| Number of widowed females | 312 |
| Number of widowed males | 101 |
| Number of widowed persons | 413 |
| Total population | 7,913 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,720 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,293 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,013 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 10 |
| HAY TONS | 18 |
| OAT BU | 237 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 282 |
| Total area (acres) | 73 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 73 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 146 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 1,700 |
| FEMALE | 4,272 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,176 |
| INHABITED | 1,176 |
| MALE | 3,641 |
| MARRIED F | 1,240 |
| MARRIED M | 1,247 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,487 |
| POPULATION | 7,913 |
| SINGLE F | 2,720 |
| SINGLE M | 2,293 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 5,013 |
| TUR BU | 434 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 312 |
| WIDOWED M | 101 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 413 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182004_1871— 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). "Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-jean-ward-quartier-qc146002-1871/.