St. Pacôme, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Pacôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,863. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.383°N, 69.903°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Pacôme had a population of 1,863: 937 male and 926 female residents. Population density was 49.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,821 |
| 1871 | 1,863 |
| 1881 | 2,265 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,665 |
| 1911 | 2,093 |
| 1921 | 2,559 |
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. Pacôme, 1861 (94.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Pacôme shared boundaries with:
- Mont Carmel
- Rivière Ouelle
- St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais
- St. Philippe de Néri
- Ste. Anne de la Pocatière
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 | 338 |
| Number of females | 926 |
| Number of males | 937 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of married persons | 550 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,863 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 618 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,252 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 284 |
| Number of occupied houses | 284 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,705 |
| BWT BU | 3,859 |
| CRN BU | 138 |
| HAY AC | 696 |
| HAY TONS | 1,046 |
| OAT BU | 8,295 |
| PEA BU | 1,679 |
| POT AC | 218 |
| POT BU | 35,112 |
| RYE BU | 5,016 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,541 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 621 |
| AREA | 27,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 338 |
| FEMALE | 926 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 284 |
| INHABITED | 284 |
| MALE | 937 |
| MARRIED F | 275 |
| MARRIED M | 275 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 550 |
| POPULATION | 1,863 |
| SINGLE F | 618 |
| SINGLE M | 634 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,252 |
| TUR BU | 54 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061013— 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. Pacôme, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pac-me-qc165004-1871/.