St. Jean, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Jean was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,137. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.938°N, 70.909°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Jean had a population of 1,137: 542 male and 595 female residents.
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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Jean shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 213 |
| Number of females | 595 |
| Number of males | 542 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of single females | 393 |
| Number of single males | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP F | 595 |
| POP M | 542 |
| POP TOT | 1,137 |
| Total population | 1,137 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 205 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 10,957 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 10,957 |
| FAMILIES | 213 |
| HOUSES | 205 |
| MARRIED F | 169 |
| MARRIED M | 168 |
| SINGLE F | 393 |
| SINGLE M | 359 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462540
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-qc173008-1901/.