Sault au Récollet, Quebec (1871 census)
Sault au Récollet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.577°N, 73.625°W.
Population
In 1871, Sault au Récollet had a population of 2,406: 1,144 male and 1,262 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,601 |
| 1871 | 2,406 |
| 1881 | 2,588 |
| 1901 | 1,576 |
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, Sault au Récollet 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 2,406 total population, 1,262 females, 1,144 males, 758 married persons, 387 families, 380 married males, 378 married females, 78 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,570 single persons under 18, 832 single females under 18, 738 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 338 inhabited houses, 338 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 10,062 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ignace Bourget | 1799–1885 | died here |
| Jean-Baptiste Boucher-Belleville | 1800–1874 | died here |
| Joseph-Octave Paré | 1814–1878 | died here |
| Antoine-Nicolas Braun | 1815–1885 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC107009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC163016— 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). "Sault au Récollet, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sault-au-r-collet-qc107009-1871/.