St. Prosper, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Prosper was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.643°N, 72.298°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Prosper had a population of 1,147: 574 male and 573 female residents. Population density was 26.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 781 |
| 1861 | 1,028 |
| 1871 | 1,147 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,358 |
| 1901 | 1,334 |
| 1911 | 1,316 |
| 1921 | 1,187 |
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. Prosper 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 | 154 |
| Number of females | 573 |
| Number of males | 574 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 313 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| Total population | 1,147 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 811 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 140 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 356 |
| BWT BU | 2,686 |
| CRN BU | 309 |
| HAY AC | 789 |
| HAY TONS | 912 |
| OAT BU | 23,153 |
| PEA BU | 2,501 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 16,133 |
| RYE BU | 57 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,628 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 391 |
| AREA | 14,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| CD | 132 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 154 |
| FEMALE | 573 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 140 |
| INHABITED | 140 |
| MALE | 574 |
| MARRIED F | 156 |
| MARRIED M | 157 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 313 |
| POPULATION | 1,147 |
| ROOT BU | 195 |
| SINGLE F | 402 |
| SINGLE M | 409 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 811 |
| TUR BU | 120 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC132008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047017— 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. Prosper, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prosper-qc132008-1871/.