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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 354 total population, 181 males, 173 females, 95 married persons, 64 families, 48 married males, 47 married females, 17 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 242 single persons under 18, 125 single males under 18, 117 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 62 inhabited houses, 62 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 8,480 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| R. Edward Gosnell | 1859–1931 | born here |
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/.