St. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Joseph de Soulanges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 234. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.340°N, 74.089°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Joseph de Soulanges had a population of 234: 106 male and 128 female residents. Population density was 7.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 234 |
| 1881 | 1,627 |
| 1891 | 1,442 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,972 |
| 1921 | 1,848 |
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. Joseph de Soulanges shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 48 |
| Number of females | 128 |
| Number of males | 106 |
| Number of married females | 36 |
| Number of married males | 36 |
| Number of married persons | 72 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| Total population | 234 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 84 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 66 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 150 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 37 |
| Number of occupied houses | 37 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 23 |
| HAY TONS | 27 |
| OAT BU | 480 |
| PEA BU | 326 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 740 |
| WHT SP BU | 98 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 16 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 110 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 48 |
| FEMALE | 128 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 37 |
| INHABITED | 37 |
| MALE | 106 |
| MARRIED F | 36 |
| MARRIED M | 36 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 72 |
| POPULATION | 234 |
| ROOT BU | 90 |
| SINGLE F | 84 |
| SINGLE M | 66 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 150 |
| TUR BU | 3 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC110007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912456
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. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-soulanges-qc110007-1871/.