St. Jean Port Joli, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jean Port Joli was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,436. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462513. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.196°N, 70.249°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean Port Joli had a population of 2,436: 1,211 male and 1,225 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,496 |
| 1871 | 2,436 |
| 1881 | 2,622 |
| 1891 | 2,171 |
| 1901 | 2,261 |
| 1911 | 2,213 |
| 1921 | 2,022 |
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 Port Joli shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,436 total population, 1,225 females, 1,211 males, 660 married persons, 417 families, 330 married females, 330 married males, 98 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,678 single persons under 18, 845 single males under 18, 833 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 325 inhabited houses, 325 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 23,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Salluste Duval | 1852–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462513
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
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 Port Joli, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-port-joli-qc164002-1871/.