St. Gabriel de Valcartier, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Gabriel de Valcartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 737. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.949°N, 71.465°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Gabriel de Valcartier had a population of 737: 377 male and 360 female residents. Population density was 26.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 737 |
| 1881 | 592 |
| 1891 | 504 |
| 1901 | 452 |
| 1911 | 470 |
| 1921 | 287 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Gabriel, 1861 (15.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Gabriel de Valcartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 126 |
| Number of females | 360 |
| Number of males | 377 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 198 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 737 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 513 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 122 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8 |
| BWT BU | 195 |
| HAY AC | 1,371 |
| HAY TONS | 747 |
| OAT BU | 40,802 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 433 |
| POT BU | 72,118 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 16,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 144 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 126 |
| FEMALE | 360 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 122 |
| INHABITED | 122 |
| MALE | 377 |
| MARRIED F | 99 |
| MARRIED M | 99 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 198 |
| POPULATION | 737 |
| ROOT BU | 65 |
| SINGLE F | 243 |
| SINGLE M | 270 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 513 |
| TUR BU | 153 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081011— 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. Gabriel de Valcartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-de-valcartier-qc144010-1871/.