St. Guillaume d'Upton, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Guillaume d'Upton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.879°N, 72.763°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Guillaume d'Upton had a population of 2,532: 1,315 male and 1,217 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,532 |
| 1881 | 2,751 |
| 1891 | 2,821 |
| 1901 | 2,778 |
| 1911 | 1,772 |
| 1921 | 1,494 |
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 Upton, 1861 (54.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Guillaume d'Upton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 423 |
| Number of females | 1,217 |
| Number of males | 1,315 |
| Number of married females | 422 |
| Number of married males | 427 |
| Number of married persons | 849 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 2,532 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 765 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 877 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,642 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 422 |
| Number of occupied houses | 422 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,177 |
| BWT BU | 3,114 |
| CRN BU | 702 |
| HAY AC | 2,286 |
| HAY TONS | 2,316 |
| OAT BU | 46,537 |
| PEA BU | 8,309 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 17,469 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,812 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,386 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,725 |
| AREA | 22,812 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| CD | 136 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 423 |
| FEMALE | 1,217 |
| GRA BU | 783 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 422 |
| INHABITED | 422 |
| MALE | 1,315 |
| MARRIED F | 422 |
| MARRIED M | 427 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 849 |
| POPULATION | 2,532 |
| ROOT BU | 60 |
| SINGLE F | 765 |
| SINGLE M | 877 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,642 |
| TUR BU | 89 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC136001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100009— 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. Guillaume d'Upton, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-guillaume-d-upton-qc136001-1871/.