St. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Odilon de Cranbourne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.335°N, 70.641°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Odilon de Cranbourne had a population of 598: 323 male and 275 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 284 |
| 1861 | 416 |
| 1871 | 598 |
| 1881 | 859 |
| 1891 | 997 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,541 |
| 1921 | 1,426 |
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 was contained in St. Odilon de Cranbourne, 1861 (65.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Odilon de Cranbourne shared boundaries with:
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. François
- St. Joseph
- St. Malachie
- Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin
- Watford, Metgermette
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 | 102 |
| Number of females | 275 |
| Number of males | 323 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 90 |
| Number of married persons | 180 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| Total population | 598 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 220 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 395 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,053 |
| BWT BU | 583 |
| HAY AC | 889 |
| HAY TONS | 551 |
| OAT BU | 9,261 |
| PEA BU | 98 |
| POT AC | 130 |
| POT BU | 22,112 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 88 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7 |
| AREA | 35,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 159 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 102 |
| FEMALE | 275 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 101 |
| INHABITED | 101 |
| MALE | 323 |
| MARRIED F | 90 |
| MARRIED M | 90 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 180 |
| POPULATION | 598 |
| ROOT BU | 12 |
| SINGLE F | 175 |
| SINGLE M | 220 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 395 |
| TUR BU | 434 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053018— 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. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-odilon-de-cranbourne-qc159006-1871/.