St. Laurent, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.699°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Laurent had a population of 2,911: 1,443 male and 1,468 female residents. Population density was 96.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,623 |
| 1861 | 2,906 |
| 1871 | 2,911 |
| 1881 | 3,084 |
| 1891 | 1,993 |
| 1901 | 2,341 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
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. Laurent shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges
- Côteau St. Louis
- Lachine
- Montréal, Paroisse
- Pointe Claire
- Sault-au-Récollet
- Ste. Geneviève
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 487 |
| Number of females | 1,468 |
| Number of males | 1,443 |
| Number of married females | 392 |
| Number of married males | 392 |
| Number of married persons | 784 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| Total population | 2,911 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,014 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,018 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,032 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 442 |
| Number of occupied houses | 442 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17,782 |
| BWT BU | 3,254 |
| CRN BU | 1,882 |
| HAY AC | 3,133 |
| HAY TONS | 3,451 |
| OAT BU | 40,667 |
| PEA BU | 5,715 |
| POT AC | 1,443 |
| POT BU | 241,802 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,620 |
| WHT WTR BU | 168 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 504 |
| AREA | 14,880 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 541 |
| CD | 108 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 487 |
| FEMALE | 1,468 |
| GRA BU | 212 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 442 |
| INHABITED | 442 |
| MALE | 1,443 |
| MARRIED F | 392 |
| MARRIED M | 392 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 784 |
| POPULATION | 2,911 |
| ROOT BU | 9,649 |
| SINGLE F | 1,014 |
| SINGLE M | 1,018 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,032 |
| TUR BU | 1,278 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 62 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC108003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162008— 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. Laurent, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-qc108003-1871/.