St. Barnabé, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,239. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 72.936°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Barnabé had a population of 1,239: 628 male and 611 female residents. Population density was 54.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,415 |
| 1861 | 1,316 |
| 1871 | 1,239 |
| 1881 | 1,216 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 913 |
| 1911 | 1,004 |
| 1921 | 839 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Barnabé, 1861 (94.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Barnabé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 611 |
| Number of males | 628 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 434 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 1,239 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 399 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 774 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 166 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,094 |
| BWT BU | 2,936 |
| CRN BU | 1,399 |
| HAY AC | 1,254 |
| HAY TONS | 963 |
| OAT BU | 28,954 |
| PEA BU | 5,059 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 12,128 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,320 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,983 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 602 |
| AREA | 16,320 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| CD | 121 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 208 |
| FEMALE | 611 |
| GRA BU | 191 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 166 |
| INHABITED | 166 |
| MALE | 628 |
| MARRIED F | 215 |
| MARRIED M | 219 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 434 |
| POPULATION | 1,239 |
| ROOT BU | 301 |
| SINGLE F | 375 |
| SINGLE M | 399 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 774 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| UNINHABITED | 49 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC121006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911918
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. Barnabé, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc121006-1871/.