St. Paschal, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Paschal was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,658. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.530°N, 69.782°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Paschal had a population of 2,658: 1,322 male and 1,336 female residents. Population density was 106.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,977 |
| 1861 | 2,883 |
| 1871 | 2,658 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Paschal, Woodbridge & Painchaud, 1881 (11.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Paschal shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 393 |
| Number of females | 1,336 |
| Number of males | 1,322 |
| Number of married females | 407 |
| Number of married males | 409 |
| Number of married persons | 816 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| Total population | 2,658 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 888 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 888 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,776 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 363 |
| Number of occupied houses | 363 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,571 |
| BWT BU | 1,291 |
| CRN BU | 413 |
| HAY AC | 2,585 |
| HAY TONS | 4,494 |
| OAT BU | 18,648 |
| PEA BU | 2,360 |
| POT AC | 460 |
| POT BU | 73,910 |
| RYE BU | 5,215 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,760 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,116 |
| WHT WTR BU | 218 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,958 |
| AREA | 17,760 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 393 |
| FEMALE | 1,336 |
| GRA BU | 69 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 363 |
| INHABITED | 363 |
| MALE | 1,322 |
| MARRIED F | 407 |
| MARRIED M | 409 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 816 |
| POPULATION | 2,658 |
| ROOT BU | 747 |
| SINGLE F | 888 |
| SINGLE M | 888 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,776 |
| TUR BU | 77 |
| UNINHABITED | 34 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC165010— 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. Paschal, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paschal-qc165010-1871/.