St. Dominique, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Dominique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,390. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 72.830°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Dominique had a population of 2,390: 1,205 male and 1,185 female residents. Population density was 86.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,996 |
| 1861 | 2,393 |
| 1871 | 2,390 |
| 1881 | 2,097 |
| 1891 | 1,897 |
| 1901 | 1,552 |
| 1911 | 1,560 |
| 1921 | 975 |
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. Dominique 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 | 393 |
| Number of females | 1,185 |
| Number of males | 1,205 |
| Number of married females | 393 |
| Number of married males | 399 |
| Number of married persons | 792 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| Total population | 2,390 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 755 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 787 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,542 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 328 |
| Number of occupied houses | 328 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,446 |
| BWT BU | 2,649 |
| CRN BU | 2,801 |
| HAY AC | 1,892 |
| HAY TONS | 1,629 |
| OAT BU | 33,070 |
| PEA BU | 3,733 |
| POT AC | 190 |
| POT BU | 34,418 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,743 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 810 |
| AREA | 20,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 215 |
| CD | 122 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 393 |
| FEMALE | 1,185 |
| GRA BU | 290 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 328 |
| INHABITED | 328 |
| MALE | 1,205 |
| MARRIED F | 393 |
| MARRIED M | 399 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 792 |
| POPULATION | 2,390 |
| ROOT BU | 3,783 |
| SINGLE F | 755 |
| SINGLE M | 787 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,542 |
| TUR BU | 364 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC122002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039003— 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. Dominique, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dominique-qc122002-1871/.