St. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Jean, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,030. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.304°N, 73.262°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Jean, Town—Ville had a population of 4,030: 1,919 male and 2,111 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,022 |
| 1881 | 4,314 |
| 1891 | 4,722 |
| 1901 | 4,030 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,030 total population, 2,111 females, 1,919 males, 1,275 single females, 1,193 single males, 801 families, 674 married males, 667 married females, 169 widowed females, 52 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 773 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,051 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Molleur | 1828–1904 | died here |
| Élodie Paradis | 1840–1912 | born here |
| Israël Landry | 1843–1910 | born here |
| Hartley Dewart | 1861–1924 | born here |
| Joséphine Marchand | 1861–1925 | born here |
| Élodie Mailloux | 1865–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC191004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141977
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-town-ville-qc191004-1901/.