St. Paul l'Ermite, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Paul l'Ermite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.772°N, 73.496°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Paul l'Ermite had a population of 1,048: 543 male and 505 female residents. Population density was 68.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,006 |
| 1871 | 1,048 |
| 1881 | 1,490 |
| 1891 | 1,170 |
| 1901 | 1,388 |
| 1911 | 771 |
| 1921 | 762 |
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 l'Ermite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 505 |
| Number of males | 543 |
| Number of married females | 267 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 534 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| Total population | 1,048 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 199 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 452 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 147 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,705 |
| BWT BU | 1,155 |
| CRN BU | 1,636 |
| HAY AC | 778 |
| HAY TONS | 929 |
| OAT BU | 22,540 |
| PEA BU | 2,483 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 10,068 |
| RYE BU | 141 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,854 |
| WHT SP BU | 829 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 211 |
| AREA | 13,854 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| CD | 100 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FEMALE | 505 |
| GRA BU | 318 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 147 |
| INHABITED | 147 |
| MALE | 543 |
| MARRIED F | 267 |
| MARRIED M | 267 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 534 |
| POPULATION | 1,048 |
| ROOT BU | 479 |
| SINGLE F | 199 |
| SINGLE M | 253 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 452 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065008— 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. Paul l'Ermite, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-l-ermite-qc100005-1871/.