St. Donat, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Donat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 819. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.424°N, 68.240°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Donat had a population of 819: 428 male and 391 female residents. Population density was 5.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 819 |
| 1881 | 914 |
| 1891 | 760 |
| 1901 | 802 |
| 1911 | 922 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Donat, 1881 (26.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Donat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 391 |
| Number of males | 428 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 267 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| Total population | 819 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 543 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 117 |
| Number of occupied houses | 117 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,718 |
| HAY AC | 285 |
| HAY TONS | 310 |
| OAT BU | 4,468 |
| PEA BU | 1,804 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 13,526 |
| RYE BU | 1,556 |
| Total area (acres) | 431,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,420 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 471 |
| AREA | 431,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 167 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FEMALE | 391 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 117 |
| INHABITED | 117 |
| MALE | 428 |
| MARRIED F | 134 |
| MARRIED M | 133 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 267 |
| POPULATION | 819 |
| SINGLE F | 252 |
| SINGLE M | 291 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 543 |
| TUR BU | 348 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084007— 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. Donat, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-donat-qc167009-1871/.