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 1,707. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.689°N, 71.195°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 1,707: 851 male and 856 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,869 |
| 1861 | 2,500 |
| 1871 | 1,707 |
| 1881 | 1,924 |
| 1891 | 1,802 |
| 1901 | 1,757 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,130 |
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:
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 | 333 |
| Number of females | 856 |
| Number of males | 851 |
| Number of married females | 262 |
| Number of married males | 265 |
| Number of married persons | 527 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,707 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,133 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 269 |
| Number of occupied houses | 269 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 197 |
| BWT BU | 714 |
| CRN BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 1,753 |
| HAY TONS | 1,694 |
| OAT BU | 28,723 |
| PEA BU | 1,062 |
| POT AC | 235 |
| POT BU | 40,773 |
| RYE BU | 56 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 690 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 69 |
| AREA | 23,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 65 |
| CD | 154 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 333 |
| FEMALE | 856 |
| GRA BU | 76 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 269 |
| INHABITED | 269 |
| MALE | 851 |
| MARRIED F | 262 |
| MARRIED M | 265 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 527 |
| POPULATION | 1,707 |
| ROOT BU | 171 |
| SINGLE F | 567 |
| SINGLE M | 566 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,133 |
| TUR BU | 1,199 |
| UNINHABITED | 31 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066006— 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-qc154002-1871/.