St. Dunstan, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Dunstan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 354. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.980°N, 71.295°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Dunstan had a population of 354: 181 male and 173 female residents. Population density was 14.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 391 |
| 1861 | 505 |
| 1871 | 354 |
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. Dunstan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 64 |
| Number of females | 173 |
| Number of males | 181 |
| Number of married females | 47 |
| Number of married males | 48 |
| Number of married persons | 95 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 354 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 117 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 125 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 242 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 62 |
| Number of occupied houses | 62 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 64 |
| BWT BU | 58 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 496 |
| HAY TONS | 468 |
| OAT BU | 4,526 |
| PEA BU | 81 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 14,602 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 145 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 11 |
| AREA | 8,480 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 144 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 64 |
| FEMALE | 173 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 62 |
| INHABITED | 62 |
| MALE | 181 |
| MARRIED F | 47 |
| MARRIED M | 48 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 95 |
| POPULATION | 354 |
| ROOT BU | 186 |
| SINGLE F | 117 |
| SINGLE M | 125 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 242 |
| TUR BU | 573 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144007— 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. Dunstan, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dunstan-qc144007-1871/.