St. Gabriel, St. Damien, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Gabriel, St. Damien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.412°N, 73.556°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Gabriel, St. Damien had a population of 4,199: 2,130 male and 2,069 female residents. Population density was 14.1 people per square mile.
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 contained NO DATA, 1861 (62.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Gabriel de Brandon, 1881 (16.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Damien, 1881 (14.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Gabriel, St. Damien shared boundaries with:
- Haut Mataouin
- NO DATA
- St. Barthélemy
- St. Cuthbert
- St. Didace
- St. Félix de Valois
- St. Jean de Matha
- St. Norbert
- Ste. Emilie, Tracy
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 645 |
| Number of females | 2,069 |
| Number of males | 2,130 |
| Number of married females | 641 |
| Number of married males | 644 |
| Number of married persons | 1,285 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| Total population | 4,199 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,377 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,453 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,830 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 595 |
| Number of occupied houses | 597 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,040 |
| BWT BU | 5,833 |
| CRN BU | 1,531 |
| HAY AC | 3,583 |
| HAY TONS | 3,327 |
| OAT BU | 69,882 |
| PEA BU | 10,474 |
| POT AC | 475 |
| POT BU | 51,323 |
| RYE BU | 4,531 |
| Total area (acres) | 147,520 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,736 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 837 |
| AREA | 147,520 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| CD | 103 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 645 |
| FEMALE | 2,069 |
| GRA BU | 170 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 597 |
| INHABITED | 595 |
| MALE | 2,130 |
| MARRIED F | 641 |
| MARRIED M | 644 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,285 |
| POPULATION | 4,199 |
| ROOT BU | 739 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,377 |
| SINGLE M | 1,453 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,830 |
| TUR BU | 956 |
| UNINHABITED | 53 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC103009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC103009— 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, St. Damien, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-st-damien-qc103009-1871/.