St. Cuthbert, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Cuthbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.229°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Cuthbert had a population of 3,122: 1,559 male and 1,563 female residents. Population density was 59.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,767 |
| 1861 | 3,110 |
| 1871 | 3,122 |
| 1881 | 3,325 |
| 1891 | 3,179 |
| 1901 | 3,055 |
| 1911 | 2,461 |
| 1921 | 2,185 |
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. Cuthbert 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 | 604 |
| Number of females | 1,563 |
| Number of males | 1,559 |
| Number of married females | 478 |
| Number of married males | 476 |
| Number of married persons | 954 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| Total population | 3,122 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,024 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,041 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,065 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 454 |
| Number of occupied houses | 454 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,402 |
| BWT BU | 11,218 |
| CRN BU | 1,729 |
| HAY AC | 2,508 |
| HAY TONS | 4,743 |
| OAT BU | 71,871 |
| PEA BU | 19,359 |
| POT AC | 304 |
| POT BU | 31,045 |
| RYE BU | 292 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,127 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 759 |
| AREA | 24,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| CD | 103 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 604 |
| FEMALE | 1,563 |
| GRA BU | 1,229 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 454 |
| INHABITED | 454 |
| MALE | 1,559 |
| MARRIED F | 478 |
| MARRIED M | 476 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 954 |
| POPULATION | 3,122 |
| ROOT BU | 1,708 |
| SINGLE F | 1,024 |
| SINGLE M | 1,041 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,065 |
| TUR BU | 270 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 42 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 103 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC103007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043007— 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. Cuthbert, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cuthbert-qc103007-1871/.