Ste. Scholastique, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Scholastique, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 707. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913108. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 74.092°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Scholastique, Village had a population of 707: 338 male and 369 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 707 |
| 1881 | 790 |
| 1891 | 838 |
| 1901 | 865 |
| 1911 | 757 |
| 1921 | 840 |
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. Scholastique, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 707 total population, 369 females, 338 males, 226 married persons, 125 families, 115 married males, 111 married females, 19 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 462 single persons under 18, 245 single females under 18, 217 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 118 inhabited houses, 118 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 203 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Prévost | 1870–1915 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913108
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, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-village-qc097010-1871/.