St. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Paul d'Abbotsford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,674. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.432°N, 72.874°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Paul d'Abbotsford had a population of 1,674: 823 male and 851 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,550 |
| 1871 | 1,674 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,873 |
| 1901 | 1,333 |
| 1911 | 1,169 |
| 1921 | 1,322 |
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. Paul d'Abbotsford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 318 |
| Number of females | 851 |
| Number of males | 823 |
| Number of married females | 286 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of married persons | 586 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 504 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,041 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 277 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 223 |
| BWT BU | 3,508 |
| CRN BU | 3,716 |
| HAY AC | 2,185 |
| HAY TONS | 2,362 |
| OAT BU | 17,818 |
| PEA BU | 1,657 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 28,351 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,141 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 339 |
| AREA | 19,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 508 |
| CD | 123 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 318 |
| FEMALE | 851 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 277 |
| INHABITED | 277 |
| MALE | 823 |
| MARRIED F | 286 |
| MARRIED M | 300 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 586 |
| POPULATION | 1,674 |
| ROOT BU | 935 |
| SINGLE F | 537 |
| SINGLE M | 504 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,041 |
| UNINHABITED | 45 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC123010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463104
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. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-d-abbotsford-qc123010-1871/.