St. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Urbain Premier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,666. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.210°N, 73.734°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Urbain Premier had a population of 1,666: 889 male and 777 female residents. Population density was 78.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,038 |
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,317 |
| 1891 | 1,318 |
| 1901 | 1,222 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 1,014 |
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. Urbain Premier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 777 |
| Number of males | 889 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 481 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,666 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 621 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,124 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 250 |
| Number of occupied houses | 250 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,183 |
| BWT BU | 1,011 |
| CRN BU | 710 |
| HAY AC | 2,385 |
| HAY TONS | 2,362 |
| OAT BU | 28,877 |
| PEA BU | 13,813 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 16,555 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,520 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,647 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 849 |
| AREA | 11,520 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 203 |
| CD | 112 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FEMALE | 777 |
| GRA BU | 1,035 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 250 |
| INHABITED | 250 |
| MALE | 889 |
| MARRIED F | 241 |
| MARRIED M | 240 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 481 |
| POPULATION | 1,666 |
| ROOT BU | 381 |
| SINGLE F | 503 |
| SINGLE M | 621 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,124 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC112004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049008_1851— 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. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-premier-qc112004-1871/.