Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.816°N, 71.208°W.
Population
In 1871, Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,727: 1,868 male and 1,859 female residents. Population density was 23470.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,727 |
| 1881 | 2,480 |
| 1891 | 2,699 |
| 1901 | 2,712 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier, 1881 (67.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 788 |
| Number of females | 1,859 |
| Number of males | 1,868 |
| Number of married females | 627 |
| Number of married males | 625 |
| Number of married persons | 1,252 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 71 |
| Number of widowed persons | 179 |
| Total population | 3,727 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,124 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,172 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,296 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 352 |
| Number of occupied houses | 353 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 111 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 125 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 125 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| CD | 145 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 788 |
| FEMALE | 1,859 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 353 |
| INHABITED | 352 |
| MALE | 1,868 |
| MARRIED F | 627 |
| MARRIED M | 625 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,252 |
| POPULATION | 3,727 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,124 |
| SINGLE M | 1,172 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,296 |
| UNINHABITED | 111 |
| WIDOWED F | 108 |
| WIDOWED M | 71 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 179 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC184004— 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. Pierre, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-pierre-ward-quartier-qc145001-1871/.