Ste. Justine de Newton, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Justine de Newton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.359°N, 74.382°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Justine de Newton had a population of 1,227: 622 male and 605 female residents. Population density was 36.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 488 |
| 1861 | 1,029 |
| 1871 | 1,227 |
| 1881 | 1,671 |
| 1891 | 1,536 |
| 1901 | 1,472 |
| 1911 | 1,332 |
| 1921 | 1,248 |
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, Ste. Justine de Newton 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 | 221 |
| Number of females | 605 |
| Number of males | 622 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 383 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| Total population | 1,227 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 826 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 200 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,042 |
| BWT BU | 198 |
| CRN BU | 315 |
| HAY AC | 849 |
| HAY TONS | 791 |
| OAT BU | 22,089 |
| PEA BU | 4,138 |
| POT AC | 174 |
| POT BU | 14,138 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,770 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 496 |
| AREA | 20,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| CD | 109 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 221 |
| FEMALE | 605 |
| GRA BU | 231 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 200 |
| INHABITED | 200 |
| MALE | 622 |
| MARRIED F | 191 |
| MARRIED M | 192 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 383 |
| POPULATION | 1,227 |
| ROOT BU | 66 |
| SINGLE F | 400 |
| SINGLE M | 426 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 826 |
| TUR BU | 326 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC109006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097003— 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). "Ste. Justine de Newton, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-justine-de-newton-qc109006-1871/.