St. Andrews, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Andrews was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,222. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q111031682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.576°N, 74.307°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Andrews had a population of 2,222: 1,062 male and 1,160 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,683 |
| 1871 | 2,222 |
| 1881 | 2,387 |
| 1891 | 1,702 |
| 1901 | 1,540 |
| 1911 | 1,482 |
| 1921 | 1,585 |
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, St. Andrews 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 | 393 |
| Number of females | 1,160 |
| Number of males | 1,062 |
| Number of married females | 331 |
| Number of married males | 331 |
| Number of married persons | 662 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| Total population | 2,222 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 766 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 709 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,475 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 367 |
| Number of occupied houses | 367 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,852 |
| BWT BU | 1,921 |
| CRN BU | 2,826 |
| HAY AC | 3,297 |
| HAY TONS | 2,150 |
| OAT BU | 32,424 |
| PEA BU | 2,391 |
| POT AC | 340 |
| POT BU | 60,419 |
| RYE BU | 106 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,625 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,259 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 535 |
| AREA | 47,625 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| CD | 96 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 393 |
| FEMALE | 1,160 |
| GRA BU | 121 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 367 |
| INHABITED | 367 |
| MALE | 1,062 |
| MARRIED F | 331 |
| MARRIED M | 331 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 662 |
| POPULATION | 2,222 |
| ROOT BU | 4,014 |
| SINGLE F | 766 |
| SINGLE M | 709 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,475 |
| TUR BU | 1,134 |
| UNINHABITED | 37 |
| WIDOWED F | 63 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q111031682
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. Andrews, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andrews-qc096005-1871/.