Ste. Scholastique, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Scholastique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 74.085°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Scholastique had a population of 2,811: 1,441 male and 1,370 female residents. Population density was 66.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,204 |
| 1871 | 2,811 |
| 1881 | 1,967 |
| 1891 | 1,770 |
| 1901 | 1,551 |
| 1911 | 1,471 |
| 1921 | 1,374 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Scholastique, 1881 (80.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Scholastique 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 | 446 |
| Number of females | 1,370 |
| Number of males | 1,441 |
| Number of married females | 402 |
| Number of married males | 403 |
| Number of married persons | 805 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| Total population | 2,811 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 907 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,008 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,915 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15,267 |
| BWT BU | 12,212 |
| CRN BU | 2,669 |
| HAY AC | 3,451 |
| HAY TONS | 4,429 |
| OAT BU | 123,173 |
| PEA BU | 10,960 |
| POT AC | 427 |
| POT BU | 84,252 |
| RYE BU | 52 |
| Total area (acres) | 26,672 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,244 |
| WHT WTR BU | 179 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,159 |
| AREA | 26,672 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 350 |
| CD | 97 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 446 |
| FEMALE | 1,370 |
| GRA BU | 1,914 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 416 |
| INHABITED | 416 |
| MALE | 1,441 |
| MARRIED F | 402 |
| MARRIED M | 403 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 805 |
| POPULATION | 2,811 |
| ROOT BU | 2,887 |
| SINGLE F | 907 |
| SINGLE M | 1,008 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,915 |
| TUR BU | 90 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 91 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052011— 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. Scholastique, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-qc097009-1871/.