St. Eloi, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Eloi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,134. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106814642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.037°N, 69.210°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Eloi had a population of 1,134: 549 male and 585 female residents. Population density was 55.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,170 |
| 1861 | 1,397 |
| 1871 | 1,134 |
| 1881 | 1,193 |
| 1891 | 913 |
| 1901 | 970 |
| 1911 | 929 |
| 1921 | 900 |
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 became part of St. Eloi, 1881 (79.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Eloi 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 | 173 |
| Number of females | 585 |
| Number of males | 549 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 317 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 1,134 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 411 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 786 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,213 |
| BWT BU | 1,672 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 1,105 |
| HAY TONS | 957 |
| OAT BU | 11,775 |
| PEA BU | 2,883 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 37,459 |
| RYE BU | 4,375 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,648 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 379 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| CD | 166 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FEMALE | 585 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 141 |
| INHABITED | 141 |
| MALE | 549 |
| MARRIED F | 158 |
| MARRIED M | 159 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 317 |
| POPULATION | 1,134 |
| ROOT BU | 155 |
| SINGLE F | 411 |
| SINGLE M | 375 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 786 |
| TUR BU | 159 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106814642
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. Eloi, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eloi-qc166007-1871/.