St. Jean Chrysostôme, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jean Chrysostôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.131°N, 73.745°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 4,291: 2,160 male and 2,131 female residents. Population density was 49.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,618 |
| 1861 | 4,178 |
| 1871 | 4,291 |
| 1881 | 4,078 |
| 1891 | 2,270 |
| 1901 | 2,207 |
| 1911 | 1,332 |
| 1921 | 1,358 |
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. Jean Chrysostôme shared boundaries with:
- Havelock
- Hemmingford
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Malachie
- St. Michel
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- St. Rémi
- St. Urbain Premier
- Ste. Martine
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 | 765 |
| Number of females | 2,131 |
| Number of males | 2,160 |
| Number of married females | 640 |
| Number of married males | 645 |
| Number of married persons | 1,285 |
| Number of widowed females | 110 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 145 |
| Total population | 4,291 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,381 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,480 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,861 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 701 |
| Number of occupied houses | 701 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,910 |
| BWT BU | 1,440 |
| CRN BU | 1,970 |
| HAY AC | 5,489 |
| HAY TONS | 4,460 |
| OAT BU | 45,917 |
| PEA BU | 17,327 |
| POT AC | 392 |
| POT BU | 33,479 |
| RYE BU | 9 |
| Total area (acres) | 50,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,181 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,461 |
| AREA | 50,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 121 |
| CD | 112 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 765 |
| FEMALE | 2,131 |
| GRA BU | 469 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 701 |
| INHABITED | 701 |
| MALE | 2,160 |
| MARRIED F | 640 |
| MARRIED M | 645 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,285 |
| POPULATION | 4,291 |
| ROOT BU | 1,299 |
| SINGLE F | 1,381 |
| SINGLE M | 1,480 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,861 |
| TUR BU | 42 |
| UNINHABITED | 51 |
| WIDOWED F | 110 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 145 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC112005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049003— 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. Jean Chrysostôme, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-chrysost-me-qc112005-1871/.