St. Urbain, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Urbain was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.601°N, 70.579°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Urbain had a population of 855: 423 male and 432 female residents. Population density was 6.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 729 |
| 1861 | 761 |
| 1871 | 855 |
| 1881 | 1,057 |
| 1891 | 1,141 |
| 1901 | 1,221 |
| 1911 | 1,228 |
| 1921 | 1,062 |
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 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 | 171 |
| Number of females | 432 |
| Number of males | 423 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 274 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 855 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 273 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 550 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 980 |
| BWT BU | 3,868 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 545 |
| HAY TONS | 880 |
| OAT BU | 5,050 |
| PEA BU | 1,269 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 8,821 |
| RYE BU | 5,948 |
| Total area (acres) | 539,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,427 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 275 |
| AREA | 539,240 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| CD | 149 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FEMALE | 432 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 128 |
| INHABITED | 128 |
| MALE | 423 |
| MARRIED F | 137 |
| MARRIED M | 137 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 274 |
| POPULATION | 855 |
| ROOT BU | 152 |
| SINGLE F | 277 |
| SINGLE M | 273 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 550 |
| TUR BU | 65 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048011— 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-qc149004-1871/.