St. Constant, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Constant was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,898. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.347°N, 73.580°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Constant had a population of 1,898: 965 male and 933 female residents. Population density was 62.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,697 |
| 1861 | 2,388 |
| 1871 | 1,898 |
| 1881 | 1,722 |
| 1891 | 1,572 |
| 1901 | 1,525 |
| 1911 | 1,395 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
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. Constant 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 | 323 |
| Number of females | 933 |
| Number of males | 965 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 303 |
| Number of married persons | 603 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 1,898 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 585 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 641 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,226 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 280 |
| Number of occupied houses | 280 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,930 |
| BWT BU | 7,379 |
| CRN BU | 840 |
| HAY AC | 4,414 |
| HAY TONS | 5,049 |
| OAT BU | 60,571 |
| PEA BU | 31,817 |
| POT AC | 175 |
| POT BU | 15,865 |
| RYE BU | 98 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,948 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 251 |
| AREA | 20,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 176 |
| CD | 115 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 323 |
| FEMALE | 933 |
| GRA BU | 848 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 280 |
| INHABITED | 280 |
| MALE | 965 |
| MARRIED F | 300 |
| MARRIED M | 303 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 603 |
| POPULATION | 1,898 |
| ROOT BU | 898 |
| SINGLE F | 585 |
| SINGLE M | 641 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,226 |
| TUR BU | 54 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC115005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912031
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. Constant, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-constant-qc115005-1871/.