St. Barthélemy, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Barthélemy was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.215°N, 73.166°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Barthélemy had a population of 2,509: 1,269 male and 1,240 female residents. Population density was 60.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,291 |
| 1861 | 2,429 |
| 1871 | 2,509 |
| 1881 | 2,812 |
| 1891 | 2,527 |
| 1901 | 2,562 |
| 1911 | 2,591 |
| 1921 | 2,382 |
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. Barthélemy 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 | 419 |
| Number of females | 1,240 |
| Number of males | 1,269 |
| Number of married females | 399 |
| Number of married males | 397 |
| Number of married persons | 796 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| Total population | 2,509 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 804 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 838 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,642 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 369 |
| Number of occupied houses | 369 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,772 |
| BWT BU | 4,533 |
| CRN BU | 1,596 |
| HAY AC | 1,879 |
| HAY TONS | 3,948 |
| OAT BU | 75,328 |
| PEA BU | 10,751 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 24,247 |
| RYE BU | 162 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,675 |
| WHT WTR BU | 109 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 689 |
| AREA | 23,440 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| CD | 103 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 419 |
| FEMALE | 1,240 |
| GRA BU | 1,331 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 369 |
| INHABITED | 369 |
| MALE | 1,269 |
| MARRIED F | 399 |
| MARRIED M | 397 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 796 |
| POPULATION | 2,509 |
| ROOT BU | 1,148 |
| SINGLE F | 804 |
| SINGLE M | 838 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,642 |
| TUR BU | 23 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC103006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043005— 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). "St. Barthélemy, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barth-lemy-qc103006-1871/.