St. Jérusalem, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jérusalem was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.667°N, 74.281°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jérusalem had a population of 1,670: 832 male and 838 female residents. Population density was 33.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,784 |
| 1871 | 1,670 |
| 1881 | 2,013 |
| 1891 | 1,062 |
| 1901 | 969 |
| 1911 | 862 |
| 1921 | 850 |
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. Jérusalem shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 302 |
| Number of females | 838 |
| Number of males | 832 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 242 |
| Number of married persons | 484 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 1,670 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 546 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 571 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,117 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 286 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 839 |
| BWT BU | 4,663 |
| CRN BU | 1,174 |
| HAY AC | 3,204 |
| HAY TONS | 2,678 |
| OAT BU | 40,011 |
| PEA BU | 2,391 |
| POT AC | 437 |
| POT BU | 72,250 |
| RYE BU | 232 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,157 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 376 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 107 |
| CD | 96 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 302 |
| FEMALE | 838 |
| GRA BU | 137 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 286 |
| INHABITED | 286 |
| MALE | 832 |
| MARRIED F | 242 |
| MARRIED M | 242 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 484 |
| POPULATION | 1,670 |
| ROOT BU | 4,330 |
| SINGLE F | 546 |
| SINGLE M | 571 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,117 |
| TUR BU | 3,589 |
| UNINHABITED | 46 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037012— 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. Jérusalem, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-rusalem-qc096006-1871/.