St. Joseph, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.323°N, 70.864°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Joseph had a population of 2,981: 1,465 male and 1,516 female residents. Population density was 32.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,079 |
| 1871 | 2,981 |
| 1881 | 2,838 |
| 1891 | 2,128 |
| 1901 | 2,180 |
| 1911 | 1,832 |
| 1921 | 1,560 |
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 contained St. Joseph, 1881 (84.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:
- Broughton
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. François
- St. Frédéric
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Victor
- Ste. Marie
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 | 478 |
| Number of females | 1,516 |
| Number of males | 1,465 |
| Number of married females | 444 |
| Number of married males | 443 |
| Number of married persons | 887 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| Total population | 2,981 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,030 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 986 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,016 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,363 |
| BWT BU | 3,780 |
| CRN BU | 338 |
| HAY AC | 5,996 |
| HAY TONS | 7,074 |
| OAT BU | 60,867 |
| PEA BU | 2,392 |
| POT AC | 239 |
| POT BU | 26,850 |
| RYE BU | 212 |
| Total area (acres) | 56,960 |
| WHT SP BU | 592 |
| WHT WTR BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 68 |
| AREA | 56,960 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 209 |
| CD | 158 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 478 |
| FEMALE | 1,516 |
| GRA BU | 83 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 416 |
| INHABITED | 416 |
| MALE | 1,465 |
| MARRIED F | 444 |
| MARRIED M | 443 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 887 |
| POPULATION | 2,981 |
| ROOT BU | 134 |
| SINGLE F | 1,030 |
| SINGLE M | 986 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,016 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| UNINHABITED | 27 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040013— 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-qc158004-1871/.