St. Colomban, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Colomban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 676. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.739°N, 74.140°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Colomban had a population of 676: 352 male and 324 female residents. Population density was 18.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 896 |
| 1861 | 3,580 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 3,277 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1891 | 2,663 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1901 | 2,069 |
| 1911 | 1,969 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1921 | 297 |
| 1921 | 2,116 |
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. Colomban shared boundaries with:
- Gore
- Mille Isles
- Québec, Banlieue Centre
- Québec, Banlieue S
- St. Canut
- St. Jérusalem
- St. Jérôme
- Ste. Foy
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 112 |
| Number of females | 324 |
| Number of males | 352 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of married persons | 203 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 676 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 442 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 112 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 96 |
| BWT BU | 3,873 |
| CRN BU | 256 |
| HAY AC | 1,282 |
| HAY TONS | 1,242 |
| OAT BU | 11,417 |
| PEA BU | 126 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 30,061 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,937 |
| WHT SP BU | 378 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 32 |
| AREA | 24,937 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 97 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 112 |
| FEMALE | 324 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 112 |
| INHABITED | 112 |
| MALE | 352 |
| MARRIED F | 101 |
| MARRIED M | 102 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 203 |
| POPULATION | 676 |
| ROOT BU | 152 |
| SINGLE F | 205 |
| SINGLE M | 237 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 442 |
| TUR BU | 280 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— 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. Colomban, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomban-qc097012-1871/.