St. Sauveur, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Sauveur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,845. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 74.160°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Sauveur had a population of 1,845: 931 male and 914 female residents. Population density was 48.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,821 |
| 1871 | 1,845 |
| 1881 | 1,616 |
| 1891 | 1,460 |
| 1901 | 1,511 |
| 1911 | 1,283 |
| 1921 | 1,331 |
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 contained St. Sauveur, 1881 (94.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Sauveur 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 | 323 |
| Number of females | 914 |
| Number of males | 931 |
| Number of married females | 287 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of married persons | 576 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 1,845 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 604 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 631 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,235 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 302 |
| Number of occupied houses | 302 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 344 |
| BWT BU | 4,370 |
| CRN BU | 192 |
| HAY AC | 1,899 |
| HAY TONS | 1,714 |
| OAT BU | 21,737 |
| PEA BU | 1,382 |
| POT AC | 266 |
| POT BU | 34,726 |
| RYE BU | 26 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,220 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,446 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 145 |
| AREA | 24,220 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| CD | 99 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 323 |
| FEMALE | 914 |
| GRA BU | 270 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 302 |
| INHABITED | 302 |
| MALE | 931 |
| MARRIED F | 287 |
| MARRIED M | 289 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 576 |
| POPULATION | 1,845 |
| ROOT BU | 181 |
| SINGLE F | 604 |
| SINGLE M | 631 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,235 |
| TUR BU | 24 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC099011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096014— 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. Sauveur, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sauveur-qc099011-1871/.