St. Jacques le Mineur, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jacques le Mineur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.266°N, 73.432°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jacques le Mineur had a population of 1,835: 894 male and 941 female residents. Population density was 68.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,330 |
| 1871 | 1,835 |
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,393 |
| 1901 | 1,390 |
| 1911 | 1,090 |
| 1921 | 907 |
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. Jacques le Mineur 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 | 334 |
| Number of females | 941 |
| Number of males | 894 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 571 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| Total population | 1,835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 627 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 593 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,220 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 282 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,349 |
| BWT BU | 9,426 |
| CRN BU | 2,743 |
| HAY AC | 3,570 |
| HAY TONS | 3,659 |
| OAT BU | 83,997 |
| PEA BU | 13,886 |
| POT AC | 234 |
| POT BU | 38,370 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,091 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 691 |
| AREA | 18,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 227 |
| CD | 115 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 334 |
| FEMALE | 941 |
| GRA BU | 1,706 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 282 |
| INHABITED | 282 |
| MALE | 894 |
| MARRIED F | 284 |
| MARRIED M | 287 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 571 |
| POPULATION | 1,835 |
| ROOT BU | 2,668 |
| SINGLE F | 627 |
| SINGLE M | 593 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,220 |
| TUR BU | 174 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC115004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064004_1861— 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. Jacques le Mineur, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-le-mineur-qc115004-1871/.