St. Alban, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Alban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,665. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.805°N, 72.162°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Alban had a population of 1,665: 828 male and 837 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,303 |
| 1871 | 1,665 |
| 1881 | 1,833 |
| 1891 | 2,090 |
| 1901 | 1,989 |
| 1911 | 1,451 |
| 1921 | 943 |
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 contained St. Alban, 1881 (54.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Alban 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 | 270 |
| Number of females | 837 |
| Number of males | 828 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 1,665 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 568 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,134 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 237 |
| Number of occupied houses | 237 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 299 |
| BWT BU | 1,925 |
| CRN BU | 450 |
| HAY AC | 984 |
| HAY TONS | 1,132 |
| OAT BU | 36,744 |
| PEA BU | 2,083 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 28,912 |
| RYE BU | 605 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,589 |
| WHT WTR BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 268 |
| AREA | 64,480 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 270 |
| FEMALE | 837 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 237 |
| INHABITED | 237 |
| MALE | 828 |
| MARRIED F | 250 |
| MARRIED M | 249 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 499 |
| POPULATION | 1,665 |
| ROOT BU | 125 |
| SINGLE F | 568 |
| SINGLE M | 566 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,134 |
| TUR BU | 323 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911830
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). "St. Alban, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alban-qc143004-1871/.