St. Bonaventure, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Bonaventure was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,144. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.958°N, 72.672°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Bonaventure had a population of 1,144: 573 male and 571 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,144 |
| 1881 | 1,063 |
| 1891 | 1,209 |
| 1901 | 1,265 |
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 Upton, 1861 (45.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Bonaventure shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 571 |
| Number of males | 573 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 182 |
| Number of married persons | 363 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 1,144 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 755 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6 |
| BWT BU | 2,382 |
| CRN BU | 494 |
| HAY AC | 674 |
| HAY TONS | 702 |
| OAT BU | 15,208 |
| PEA BU | 2,415 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 11,795 |
| RYE BU | 18 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,437 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,120 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 409 |
| AREA | 19,437 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 94 |
| CD | 136 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FEMALE | 571 |
| GRA BU | 206 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 164 |
| INHABITED | 164 |
| MALE | 573 |
| MARRIED F | 181 |
| MARRIED M | 182 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 363 |
| POPULATION | 1,144 |
| ROOT BU | 535 |
| SINGLE F | 373 |
| SINGLE M | 382 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 755 |
| TUR BU | 446 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC136002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153009— 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. Bonaventure, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bonaventure-qc136002-1871/.