St. Ours, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Ours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.876°N, 73.114°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Ours had a population of 1,785: 874 male and 911 female residents. Population density was 64.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,394 |
| 1861 | 1,731 |
| 1871 | 1,785 |
| 1881 | 1,804 |
| 1891 | 1,654 |
| 1901 | 1,328 |
| 1911 | 1,132 |
| 1921 | 1,145 |
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. Ours 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 | 249 |
| Number of females | 911 |
| Number of males | 874 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 268 |
| Number of married persons | 536 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| Total population | 1,785 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 592 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 577 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,169 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 242 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,347 |
| BWT BU | 2,092 |
| CRN BU | 1,160 |
| HAY AC | 1,678 |
| HAY TONS | 2,222 |
| OAT BU | 50,789 |
| PEA BU | 18,086 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 20,030 |
| RYE BU | 900 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,486 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 311 |
| AREA | 20,480 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| CD | 120 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 249 |
| FEMALE | 911 |
| GRA BU | 545 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 242 |
| INHABITED | 242 |
| MALE | 874 |
| MARRIED F | 268 |
| MARRIED M | 268 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 536 |
| POPULATION | 1,785 |
| ROOT BU | 595 |
| SINGLE F | 592 |
| SINGLE M | 577 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,169 |
| TUR BU | 58 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082006— 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. Ours, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-qc120002-1871/.