St. Stanislas, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Stanislas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,703. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.632°N, 72.434°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Stanislas had a population of 2,703: 1,373 male and 1,330 female residents. Population density was 52.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,378 |
| 1871 | 2,703 |
| 1881 | 3,235 |
| 1891 | 2,456 |
| 1901 | 2,294 |
| 1911 | 2,303 |
| 1921 | 1,386 |
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 was contained in St. Stanislas, 1861 (48.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Stanislas, 1881 (45.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Stanislas 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 | 438 |
| Number of females | 1,330 |
| Number of males | 1,373 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 426 |
| Number of married persons | 855 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 2,703 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 866 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 924 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,790 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 365 |
| Number of occupied houses | 365 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,230 |
| BWT BU | 3,001 |
| CRN BU | 573 |
| HAY AC | 1,817 |
| HAY TONS | 2,258 |
| OAT BU | 57,198 |
| PEA BU | 5,517 |
| POT AC | 232 |
| POT BU | 35,190 |
| RYE BU | 427 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,692 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 381 |
| AREA | 28,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| CD | 133 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 438 |
| FEMALE | 1,330 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 365 |
| INHABITED | 365 |
| MALE | 1,373 |
| MARRIED F | 429 |
| MARRIED M | 426 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 855 |
| POPULATION | 2,703 |
| ROOT BU | 185 |
| SINGLE F | 866 |
| SINGLE M | 924 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,790 |
| TUR BU | 1,015 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC133003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047020— 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. Stanislas, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-stanislas-qc133003-1871/.