St. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Jean, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,022. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.304°N, 73.262°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Jean, Town—Ville had a population of 3,022: 1,427 male and 1,595 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,317 |
| 1871 | 3,022 |
| 1881 | 4,314 |
| 1891 | 4,722 |
| 1901 | 4,030 |
| 1911 | 5,903 |
| 1921 | 7,734 |
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, Town—Ville 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 | 578 |
| Number of females | 1,595 |
| Number of males | 1,427 |
| Number of married females | 482 |
| Number of married males | 481 |
| Number of married persons | 963 |
| Number of widowed females | 110 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 147 |
| Total population | 3,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,003 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 909 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,912 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 506 |
| Number of occupied houses | 506 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,319 |
| BWT BU | 1,328 |
| CRN BU | 298 |
| HAY AC | 901 |
| HAY TONS | 916 |
| OAT BU | 10,709 |
| PEA BU | 3,202 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 6,909 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,066 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,319 |
| WHT WTR BU | 18 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 120 |
| AREA | 1,066 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 186 |
| CD | 117 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 578 |
| FEMALE | 1,595 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 506 |
| INHABITED | 506 |
| MALE | 1,427 |
| MARRIED F | 482 |
| MARRIED M | 481 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 963 |
| POPULATION | 3,022 |
| ROOT BU | 1,760 |
| SINGLE F | 1,003 |
| SINGLE M | 909 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,912 |
| TUR BU | 140 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 110 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 147 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC117005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092009_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141977
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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-town-ville-qc117005-1871/.