St. Ours, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Ours, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 701. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.888°N, 73.150°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Ours, Town—Ville had a population of 701: 346 male and 355 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 542 |
| 1861 | 528 |
| 1871 | 701 |
| 1881 | 808 |
| 1891 | 918 |
| 1901 | 609 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 701 total population, 355 females, 346 males, 234 married persons, 140 families, 118 married males, 116 married females, 38 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 429 single persons under 18, 215 single females under 18, 214 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 114 inhabited houses, 114 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 93 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC186006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-town-ville-qc120003-1871/.