St. Jacques, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jacques was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.947°N, 73.543°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jacques had a population of 2,754: 1,351 male and 1,403 female residents. Population density was 62.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,759 |
| 1861 | 3,254 |
| 1871 | 2,754 |
| 1881 | 2,975 |
| 1891 | 2,423 |
| 1901 | 2,580 |
| 1911 | 2,753 |
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 Convent of Ste. Anne, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Jacques shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 597 |
| Number of females | 1,403 |
| Number of males | 1,351 |
| Number of married females | 380 |
| Number of married males | 386 |
| Number of married persons | 766 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| Total population | 2,754 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 962 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 917 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,879 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 465 |
| Number of occupied houses | 465 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,688 |
| BWT BU | 6,793 |
| CRN BU | 3,083 |
| HAY AC | 2,669 |
| HAY TONS | 3,271 |
| OAT BU | 59,522 |
| PEA BU | 5,570 |
| POT AC | 405 |
| POT BU | 46,747 |
| RYE BU | 985 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,743 |
| WHT WTR BU | 69 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 821 |
| AREA | 19,160 |
| BEN BU | 150 |
| CD | 101 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 597 |
| FEMALE | 1,403 |
| GRA BU | 2,182 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 465 |
| INHABITED | 465 |
| MALE | 1,351 |
| MARRIED F | 380 |
| MARRIED M | 386 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 766 |
| POPULATION | 2,754 |
| ROOT BU | 3,678 |
| SINGLE F | 962 |
| SINGLE M | 917 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,879 |
| TUR BU | 39 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 48 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC101001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176007— 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-qc101001-1871/.