St. David, Quebec (1871 census)
St. David was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.934°N, 72.839°W.
Population
In 1871, St. David had a population of 2,934: 1,477 male and 1,457 female residents. Population density was 75.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,159 |
| 1861 | 3,925 |
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,106 |
| 1891 | 2,312 |
| 1901 | 2,050 |
| 1911 | 1,911 |
| 1921 | 1,618 |
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 St. David, 1861 (64.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. David shared boundaries with:
- St. Aimé
- St. Bonaventure d'Upton
- St. François
- St. Guillaume d'Upton
- St. Marcel
- St. Pie de Guire
- Yamaska
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 | 519 |
| Number of females | 1,457 |
| Number of males | 1,477 |
| Number of married females | 481 |
| Number of married males | 483 |
| Number of married persons | 964 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| Total population | 2,934 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 914 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 966 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,880 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 395 |
| Number of occupied houses | 395 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 609 |
| BWT BU | 6,770 |
| CRN BU | 1,253 |
| HAY AC | 2,125 |
| HAY TONS | 2,438 |
| OAT BU | 35,951 |
| PEA BU | 8,522 |
| POT AC | 226 |
| POT BU | 24,631 |
| RYE BU | 199 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,635 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,012 |
| AREA | 22,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 296 |
| CD | 134 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 519 |
| FEMALE | 1,457 |
| GRA BU | 514 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 395 |
| INHABITED | 395 |
| MALE | 1,477 |
| MARRIED F | 481 |
| MARRIED M | 483 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 964 |
| POPULATION | 2,934 |
| ROOT BU | 598 |
| SINGLE F | 914 |
| SINGLE M | 966 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,880 |
| TUR BU | 47 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 62 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC134008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100005— 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. David, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-david-qc134008-1871/.