St. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Vincent de Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,320. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 73.665°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Vincent de Paul had a population of 2,320: 1,145 male and 1,175 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,385 |
| 1861 | 2,422 |
| 1871 | 2,320 |
| 1881 | 2,492 |
| 1891 | 2,519 |
| 1921 | 3,571 |
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. Vincent de Paul, College, 1861 (0.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Vincent de Paul, Convent, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Vincent de Paul shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,320 total population, 1,175 females, 1,145 males, 693 married persons, 413 families, 348 married males, 345 married females, 83 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,544 single persons under 18, 781 single females under 18, 763 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 390 inhabited houses, 390 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 11,060 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Césaire Germain | 1808–1874 | born and died here |
| Joseph du Sacré-Coeur | 1823–1902 | born here |
| Joseph Tassé | 1848–1895 | born here |
| Pierre-Évariste LeBlanc | 1853–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076046— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912862
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. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-vincent-de-paul-qc098005-1871/.