St. Lazare, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Lazare was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,063. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.662°N, 70.723°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Lazare had a population of 2,063: 1,052 male and 1,011 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,698 |
| 1861 | 2,083 |
| 1871 | 2,063 |
| 1881 | 2,353 |
| 1891 | 1,322 |
| 1901 | 1,287 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,153 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Lazare, 1861 (90.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Lazare shared boundaries with:
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 | 388 |
| Number of females | 1,011 |
| Number of males | 1,052 |
| Number of married females | 356 |
| Number of married males | 356 |
| Number of married persons | 712 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 2,063 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 626 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 679 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,305 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 355 |
| Number of occupied houses | 355 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,713 |
| BWT BU | 9,796 |
| CRN BU | 48 |
| HAY AC | 3,061 |
| HAY TONS | 1,963 |
| OAT BU | 32,183 |
| PEA BU | 1,019 |
| POT AC | 317 |
| POT BU | 44,476 |
| RYE BU | 2,175 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 733 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 87 |
| AREA | 39,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| CD | 162 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 388 |
| FEMALE | 1,011 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 355 |
| INHABITED | 355 |
| MALE | 1,052 |
| MARRIED F | 356 |
| MARRIED M | 356 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 712 |
| POPULATION | 2,063 |
| ROOT BU | 420 |
| SINGLE F | 626 |
| SINGLE M | 679 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,305 |
| TUR BU | 1,154 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462734
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. Lazare, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lazare-qc162001-1871/.