St. Lin, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Lin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,697. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.853°N, 73.777°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Lin had a population of 2,697: 1,342 male and 1,355 female residents. Population density was 55.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,959 |
| 1861 | 3,000 |
| 1871 | 2,697 |
| 1881 | 2,722 |
| 1891 | 1,541 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,585 |
| 1921 | 1,415 |
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. Lin 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 | 481 |
| Number of females | 1,355 |
| Number of males | 1,342 |
| Number of married females | 440 |
| Number of married males | 438 |
| Number of married persons | 878 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| Total population | 2,697 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 866 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 887 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,753 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 453 |
| Number of occupied houses | 453 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,563 |
| BWT BU | 4,226 |
| CRN BU | 493 |
| HAY AC | 3,266 |
| HAY TONS | 2,975 |
| OAT BU | 55,773 |
| PEA BU | 9,104 |
| POT AC | 296 |
| POT BU | 49,273 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,100 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,451 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 642 |
| AREA | 41,100 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 100 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 481 |
| FEMALE | 1,355 |
| GRA BU | 1,711 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 453 |
| INHABITED | 453 |
| MALE | 1,342 |
| MARRIED F | 440 |
| MARRIED M | 438 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 878 |
| POPULATION | 2,697 |
| ROOT BU | 1,039 |
| SINGLE F | 866 |
| SINGLE M | 887 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,753 |
| TUR BU | 82 |
| UNINHABITED | 27 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912498
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. Lin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lin-qc100003-1871/.