St. Laurent, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 993. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.878°N, 71.022°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Laurent had a population of 993: 495 male and 498 female residents. Population density was 70.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 877 |
| 1861 | 933 |
| 1871 | 993 |
| 1881 | 864 |
| 1891 | 792 |
| 1901 | 797 |
| 1911 | 702 |
| 1921 | 766 |
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:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 498 |
| Number of males | 495 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 261 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 993 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 340 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 690 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 258 |
| BWT BU | 1,548 |
| CRN BU | 89 |
| HAY AC | 539 |
| HAY TONS | 731 |
| OAT BU | 15,174 |
| PEA BU | 728 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 34,625 |
| RYE BU | 1,210 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,960 |
| WHT SP BU | 306 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 54 |
| AREA | 8,960 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FEMALE | 498 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 128 |
| INHABITED | 128 |
| MALE | 495 |
| MARRIED F | 129 |
| MARRIED M | 132 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 261 |
| POPULATION | 993 |
| ROOT BU | 97 |
| SINGLE F | 340 |
| SINGLE M | 350 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 690 |
| TUR BU | 1,340 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075010— 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-qc148001-1871/.