St. Robert, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Robert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,516. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.969°N, 72.989°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Robert had a population of 1,516: 767 male and 749 female residents. Population density was 75.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,369 |
| 1871 | 1,516 |
| 1881 | 2,126 |
| 1891 | 1,879 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,431 |
| 1921 | 1,316 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Robert, 1861 (88.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Robert, 1881 (78.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Robert 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 | 239 |
| Number of females | 749 |
| Number of males | 767 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 247 |
| Number of married persons | 494 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| Total population | 1,516 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 466 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 971 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 216 |
| Number of occupied houses | 216 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 390 |
| BWT BU | 7,074 |
| CRN BU | 709 |
| HAY AC | 1,333 |
| HAY TONS | 1,148 |
| OAT BU | 31,323 |
| PEA BU | 1,662 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 14,390 |
| RYE BU | 490 |
| Total area (acres) | 10,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,447 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 444 |
| AREA | 10,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 201 |
| CD | 120 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 239 |
| FEMALE | 749 |
| GRA BU | 196 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 216 |
| INHABITED | 216 |
| MALE | 767 |
| MARRIED F | 247 |
| MARRIED M | 247 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 494 |
| POPULATION | 1,516 |
| ROOT BU | 246 |
| SINGLE F | 466 |
| SINGLE M | 505 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 971 |
| TUR BU | 265 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912756
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. Robert, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-robert-qc120007-1871/.