St. Jean Deschaillons, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jean Deschaillons was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,518. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.442°N, 71.963°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean Deschaillons had a population of 2,518: 1,332 male and 1,186 female residents. Population density was 19.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,757 |
| 1861 | 2,423 |
| 1871 | 2,518 |
| 1881 | 2,771 |
| 1891 | 2,300 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,069 |
| 1921 | 538 |
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 Deschaillons 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 | 423 |
| Number of females | 1,186 |
| Number of males | 1,332 |
| Number of married females | 392 |
| Number of married males | 392 |
| Number of married persons | 784 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| Total population | 2,518 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 760 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 908 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,668 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 374 |
| Number of occupied houses | 374 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 432 |
| BWT BU | 2,143 |
| CRN BU | 422 |
| HAY AC | 1,370 |
| HAY TONS | 1,745 |
| OAT BU | 34,890 |
| PEA BU | 3,973 |
| POT AC | 218 |
| POT BU | 30,307 |
| RYE BU | 863 |
| Total area (acres) | 76,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,739 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 608 |
| AREA | 76,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| CD | 155 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 423 |
| FEMALE | 1,186 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 374 |
| INHABITED | 374 |
| MALE | 1,332 |
| MARRIED F | 392 |
| MARRIED M | 392 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 784 |
| POPULATION | 2,518 |
| ROOT BU | 271 |
| SINGLE F | 760 |
| SINGLE M | 908 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,668 |
| TUR BU | 3 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068001— 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 Deschaillons, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-deschaillons-qc155001-1871/.