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 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 density was 88.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,975 |
| 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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 417 |
| Number of females | 1,225 |
| Number of males | 1,211 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 330 |
| Number of married persons | 660 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| Total population | 2,436 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 833 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 845 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,678 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 325 |
| Number of occupied houses | 325 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,386 |
| BWT BU | 393 |
| CRN BU | 199 |
| HAY AC | 3,147 |
| HAY TONS | 2,782 |
| OAT BU | 28,175 |
| PEA BU | 1,362 |
| POT AC | 597 |
| POT BU | 92,705 |
| RYE BU | 2,159 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,653 |
| WHT WTR BU | 54 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,613 |
| AREA | 23,500 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| CD | 164 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 417 |
| FEMALE | 1,225 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 325 |
| INHABITED | 325 |
| MALE | 1,211 |
| MARRIED F | 330 |
| MARRIED M | 330 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 660 |
| POPULATION | 2,436 |
| ROOT BU | 226 |
| SINGLE F | 833 |
| SINGLE M | 845 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,678 |
| TUR BU | 1,835 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 62 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 98 |
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: 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 Port Joli, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-port-joli-qc164002-1871/.