St. Joseph, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,292. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.532°N, 74.004°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Joseph had a population of 1,292: 648 male and 644 female residents. Population density was 93.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,346 |
| 1871 | 1,292 |
| 1881 | 1,167 |
| 1891 | 1,153 |
| 1901 | 1,091 |
| 1911 | 1,099 |
| 1921 | 1,056 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Joseph, 1881 (74.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 228 |
| Number of females | 644 |
| Number of males | 648 |
| Number of married females | 198 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 397 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,292 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 411 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 850 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 198 |
| Number of occupied houses | 198 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,735 |
| BWT BU | 3,042 |
| CRN BU | 1,145 |
| HAY AC | 844 |
| HAY TONS | 1,027 |
| OAT BU | 18,105 |
| PEA BU | 1,910 |
| POT AC | 311 |
| POT BU | 33,114 |
| RYE BU | 485 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,375 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,757 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 441 |
| AREA | 8,375 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 97 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 228 |
| FEMALE | 644 |
| GRA BU | 129 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 198 |
| INHABITED | 198 |
| MALE | 648 |
| MARRIED F | 198 |
| MARRIED M | 199 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 397 |
| POPULATION | 1,292 |
| ROOT BU | 37 |
| SINGLE F | 411 |
| SINGLE M | 439 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 850 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052008— 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. Joseph, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-qc097003-1871/.