St. Jean, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jean was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,436. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.938°N, 70.909°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean had a population of 1,436: 669 male and 767 female residents. Population density was 84.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,281 |
| 1861 | 1,433 |
| 1871 | 1,436 |
| 1881 | 1,412 |
| 1891 | 1,277 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 940 |
| 1921 | 812 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 236 |
| Number of females | 767 |
| Number of males | 669 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 208 |
| Number of married persons | 417 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| Total population | 1,436 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 522 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 966 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 192 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 86 |
| BWT BU | 918 |
| CRN BU | 74 |
| HAY AC | 818 |
| HAY TONS | 994 |
| OAT BU | 24,268 |
| PEA BU | 1,318 |
| POT AC | 316 |
| POT BU | 62,038 |
| RYE BU | 2,647 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,960 |
| WHT SP BU | 601 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 95 |
| AREA | 8,960 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 236 |
| FEMALE | 767 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 194 |
| INHABITED | 192 |
| MALE | 669 |
| MARRIED F | 209 |
| MARRIED M | 208 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 417 |
| POPULATION | 1,436 |
| ROOT BU | 59 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 522 |
| SINGLE M | 444 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 966 |
| TUR BU | 1,954 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075008— 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-qc148003-1871/.