St. Jean, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jean was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.203°N, 70.215°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean had a population of 612: 328 male and 284 female residents. Population density was 9.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 348 |
| 1871 | 612 |
| 1881 | 653 |
| 1891 | 761 |
| 1901 | 726 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Jean, 1861 (36.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Jean shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 91 |
| Number of females | 284 |
| Number of males | 328 |
| Number of married females | 86 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 172 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 612 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 236 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 430 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 82 |
| Number of occupied houses | 83 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,961 |
| BWT BU | 247 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 211 |
| HAY TONS | 220 |
| OAT BU | 1,097 |
| PEA BU | 1,147 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 3,998 |
| RYE BU | 1,405 |
| Total area (acres) | 3,059,730 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,612 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 152 |
| AREA | 3,059,730 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| CD | 150 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 91 |
| FEMALE | 284 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 83 |
| INHABITED | 82 |
| MALE | 328 |
| MARRIED F | 86 |
| MARRIED M | 86 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 172 |
| POPULATION | 612 |
| ROOT BU | 12 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 194 |
| SINGLE M | 236 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 430 |
| TUR BU | 24 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149025— 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-qc150001-1871/.