St. Jérôme, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jérôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,480. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.792°N, 74.026°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jérôme had a population of 2,480: 1,250 male and 1,230 female residents. Population density was 42.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,631 |
| 1861 | 562 |
| 1861 | 244 |
| 1871 | 2,480 |
| 1881 | 2,567 |
| 1891 | 1,961 |
| 1901 | 2,072 |
| 1911 | 1,783 |
| 1921 | 1,762 |
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 contained St. Jérôme, 1861 (6.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jérôme, 1881 (86.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Jérôme shared boundaries with:
- Mille Isles
- St. Canut
- St. Colomban
- St. Hypolite
- St. Janvier
- St. Jérôme, Town—Ville
- St. Sauveur
- Ste. Anne
- Ste. Scholastique
- Ste. Sophie
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 | 429 |
| Number of females | 1,230 |
| Number of males | 1,250 |
| Number of married females | 376 |
| Number of married males | 378 |
| Number of married persons | 754 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 2,480 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 825 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 853 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,678 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 391 |
| Number of occupied houses | 391 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,464 |
| BWT BU | 5,244 |
| CRN BU | 2,077 |
| HAY AC | 2,963 |
| HAY TONS | 2,990 |
| OAT BU | 54,730 |
| PEA BU | 3,439 |
| POT AC | 514 |
| POT BU | 74,812 |
| RYE BU | 380 |
| Total area (acres) | 31,940 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,462 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 501 |
| AREA | 31,940 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 255 |
| CD | 99 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 429 |
| FEMALE | 1,230 |
| GRA BU | 480 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 391 |
| INHABITED | 391 |
| MALE | 1,250 |
| MARRIED F | 376 |
| MARRIED M | 378 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 754 |
| POPULATION | 2,480 |
| ROOT BU | 1,081 |
| SINGLE F | 825 |
| SINGLE M | 853 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,678 |
| TUR BU | 435 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC099009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912399
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. Jérôme, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-r-me-qc099009-1871/.