St. Eustache, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Eustache was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 73.933°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Eustache had a population of 1,987: 976 male and 1,011 female residents. Population density was 59.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,365 |
| 1861 | 2,372 |
| 1871 | 1,987 |
| 1881 | 1,981 |
| 1891 | 1,796 |
| 1901 | 1,685 |
| 1911 | 1,703 |
| 1921 | 1,721 |
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. Eustache 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 | 343 |
| Number of females | 1,011 |
| Number of males | 976 |
| Number of married females | 310 |
| Number of married males | 310 |
| Number of married persons | 620 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 1,987 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 661 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,307 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 330 |
| Number of occupied houses | 330 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,601 |
| BWT BU | 5,743 |
| CRN BU | 2,764 |
| HAY AC | 2,403 |
| HAY TONS | 2,359 |
| OAT BU | 51,088 |
| PEA BU | 4,582 |
| POT AC | 559 |
| POT BU | 82,486 |
| RYE BU | 738 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,996 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,651 |
| WHT WTR BU | 26 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 710 |
| AREA | 16,996 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 329 |
| CD | 97 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FEMALE | 1,011 |
| GRA BU | 416 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 330 |
| INHABITED | 330 |
| MALE | 976 |
| MARRIED F | 310 |
| MARRIED M | 310 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 620 |
| POPULATION | 1,987 |
| ROOT BU | 3,029 |
| SINGLE F | 661 |
| SINGLE M | 646 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,307 |
| TUR BU | 140 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052006— 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. Eustache, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eustache-qc097004-1871/.