St. Paul, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.971°N, 73.433°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Paul had a population of 1,943: 982 male and 961 female residents. Population density was 59.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,217 |
| 1861 | 2,073 |
| 1871 | 1,943 |
| 1881 | 1,822 |
| 1891 | 1,485 |
| 1901 | 1,470 |
| 1911 | 1,433 |
| 1921 | 1,769 |
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 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 | 311 |
| Number of females | 961 |
| Number of males | 982 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of married persons | 577 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| Total population | 1,943 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 676 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,313 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 262 |
| Number of occupied houses | 262 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,600 |
| BWT BU | 2,751 |
| CRN BU | 2,189 |
| HAY AC | 1,665 |
| HAY TONS | 2,017 |
| OAT BU | 47,854 |
| PEA BU | 8,113 |
| POT AC | 223 |
| POT BU | 34,578 |
| RYE BU | 3,605 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,125 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,872 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 499 |
| AREA | 25,125 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| CD | 102 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 311 |
| FEMALE | 961 |
| GRA BU | 390 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 262 |
| INHABITED | 262 |
| MALE | 982 |
| MARRIED F | 288 |
| MARRIED M | 289 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 577 |
| POPULATION | 1,943 |
| ROOT BU | 553 |
| SINGLE F | 637 |
| SINGLE M | 676 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,313 |
| TUR BU | 27 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC102001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060013— 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-qc102001-1871/.