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 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 density was 4773.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 542 |
| 1861 | 528 |
| 1871 | 701 |
| 1881 | 808 |
| 1891 | 918 |
| 1901 | 609 |
| 1911 | 622 |
| 1921 | 622 |
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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 355 |
| Number of males | 346 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 701 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 429 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 114 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 330 |
| BWT BU | 134 |
| CRN BU | 102 |
| HAY AC | 121 |
| HAY TONS | 176 |
| OAT BU | 2,597 |
| PEA BU | 693 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 2,292 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Total area (acres) | 93 |
| WHT SP BU | 130 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6 |
| AREA | 93 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 120 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 140 |
| FEMALE | 355 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 114 |
| INHABITED | 114 |
| MALE | 346 |
| MARRIED F | 116 |
| MARRIED M | 118 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 234 |
| POPULATION | 701 |
| ROOT BU | 80 |
| SINGLE F | 215 |
| SINGLE M | 214 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 429 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082012— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-town-ville-qc120003-1871/.