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 density was 1932.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 766 |
| 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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 369 |
| Number of males | 338 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 707 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 217 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 118 |
| Number of occupied houses | 118 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 631 |
| BWT BU | 609 |
| CRN BU | 133 |
| HAY AC | 220 |
| HAY TONS | 294 |
| OAT BU | 5,380 |
| PEA BU | 439 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 6,742 |
| Total area (acres) | 203 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,136 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 98 |
| AREA | 203 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 97 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FEMALE | 369 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 118 |
| INHABITED | 118 |
| MALE | 338 |
| MARRIED F | 111 |
| MARRIED M | 115 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 226 |
| POPULATION | 707 |
| ROOT BU | 276 |
| SINGLE F | 245 |
| SINGLE M | 217 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 462 |
| TUR BU | 8 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
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/.