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 density was 101.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,385 |
| 1861 | 2,422 |
| 1871 | 2,320 |
| 1881 | 2,492 |
| 1891 | 2,519 |
| 1901 | 1,345 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 413 |
| Number of females | 1,175 |
| Number of males | 1,145 |
| Number of married females | 345 |
| Number of married males | 348 |
| Number of married persons | 693 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| Total population | 2,320 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 781 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 763 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,544 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 390 |
| Number of occupied houses | 390 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,625 |
| BWT BU | 5,175 |
| CRN BU | 1,965 |
| HAY AC | 1,898 |
| HAY TONS | 2,154 |
| OAT BU | 43,992 |
| PEA BU | 11,457 |
| POT AC | 395 |
| POT BU | 65,291 |
| RYE BU | 233 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,060 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,995 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 400 |
| AREA | 11,060 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 334 |
| CD | 98 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 413 |
| FEMALE | 1,175 |
| GRA BU | 157 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 390 |
| INHABITED | 390 |
| MALE | 1,145 |
| MARRIED F | 345 |
| MARRIED M | 348 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 693 |
| POPULATION | 2,320 |
| ROOT BU | 3,326 |
| SINGLE F | 781 |
| SINGLE M | 763 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,544 |
| TUR BU | 87 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 83 |
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/.