St. Canut, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Canut was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 645. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.707°N, 74.077°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Canut had a population of 645: 319 male and 326 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 825 |
| 1871 | 645 |
| 1881 | 665 |
| 1891 | 639 |
| 1901 | 651 |
| 1911 | 665 |
| 1921 | 784 |
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. Canut, 1881 (89.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Canut shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 645 total population, 326 females, 319 males, 187 married persons, 109 families, 94 married females, 93 married males, 19 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 439 single persons under 18, 220 single males under 18, 219 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 108 inhabited houses, 108 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 11,250 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911974
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. Canut, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-canut-qc097011-1871/.