St. Paulin, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Paulin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.402°N, 73.035°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Paulin had a population of 1,080: 566 male and 514 female residents. Population density was 56.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 767 |
| 1861 | 1,065 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,453 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
| 1911 | 1,669 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
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. Paulin, 1881 (87.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Paulin 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 | 179 |
| Number of females | 514 |
| Number of males | 566 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 342 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 1,080 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 325 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 713 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 154 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 228 |
| BWT BU | 2,800 |
| CRN BU | 146 |
| HAY AC | 475 |
| HAY TONS | 641 |
| OAT BU | 22,875 |
| PEA BU | 2,288 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 11,604 |
| RYE BU | 87 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,095 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 223 |
| AREA | 28,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| CD | 128 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FEMALE | 514 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 154 |
| INHABITED | 154 |
| MALE | 566 |
| MARRIED F | 171 |
| MARRIED M | 171 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 342 |
| POPULATION | 1,080 |
| ROOT BU | 131 |
| SINGLE F | 325 |
| SINGLE M | 388 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 713 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC128007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069012— 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. Paulin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paulin-qc128007-1871/.