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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138796189. 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 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:
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 1,863 total population, 937 males, 926 females, 550 married persons, 338 families, 275 married females, 275 married males, 61 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,252 single persons under 18, 634 single males under 18, 618 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 284 inhabited houses, 284 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 27,040 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q138796189
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/.