St. Jean l'Évangéliste, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jean l'Évangéliste was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.274°N, 73.280°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean l'Évangéliste had a population of 1,048: 514 male and 534 female residents. Population density was 51.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,493 |
| 1861 | 1,291 |
| 1871 | 1,048 |
| 1881 | 1,638 |
| 1881 | 816 |
| 1891 | 875 |
| 1901 | 674 |
| 1911 | 674 |
| 1921 | 701 |
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 l'Évangéliste 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 | 170 |
| Number of females | 534 |
| Number of males | 514 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 299 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 1,048 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 720 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 149 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,197 |
| BWT BU | 4,465 |
| CRN BU | 802 |
| HAY AC | 2,748 |
| HAY TONS | 1,959 |
| OAT BU | 37,435 |
| PEA BU | 9,205 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 12,060 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,196 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 604 |
| AREA | 12,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 159 |
| CD | 117 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| FEMALE | 534 |
| GRA BU | 336 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 149 |
| INHABITED | 149 |
| MALE | 514 |
| MARRIED F | 150 |
| MARRIED M | 149 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 299 |
| POPULATION | 1,048 |
| ROOT BU | 3,212 |
| SINGLE F | 361 |
| SINGLE M | 359 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 720 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC117004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092004— 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 l'Évangéliste, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-l-vang-liste-qc117004-1871/.