Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier, Quebec (1861 census)
Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 7,603. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.811°N, 71.222°W.
Population
In 1861, Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier had a population of 7,603: 3,632 male and 3,971 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 7,603 |
| 1871 | 7,913 |
| 1881 | 7,830 |
| 1891 | 7,747 |
| 1901 | 9,751 |
| 1911 | 9,087 |
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 was contained in Québec, C, 1851 (7.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Montcalm Ward
- Notre Dame de Québec
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre Ward—Quartier
- St. Roch
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 136 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 7,603 total population, 3,971 females, 3,632 males, Female members of the family who are present: 3,564, Male members of the family who are present: 3,259, 2,719 single females, 2,480 single males, 1,113 married females, 1,094 married males, 478 males attending school, 418 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 407, Males present who are not members of the family: 373, 156 adult females unable to read or write, 140 adult males unable to read or write, 139 widowed females, 125 female births, 118 male births, 58 widowed males, 11 deaf and dumb males, 9 lunatic males, 5 blind males, 3 blind females, 3 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 535 single females aged 15 to 20, 486 single females aged 20 to 30, 469 single males aged 20 to 30, 451 single males aged 15 to 20, 448 single females aged 10 to 15, 424 males aged 5 to 10, 420 married females aged 20 to 30, 413 single males aged 10 to 15, 381 females aged 5 to 10, 345 married males aged 30 to 40, 315 married females aged 30 to 40, 292 married males aged 20 to 30, 227 married males aged 40 to 50, 206 married females aged 40 to 50, 144 married males aged 50 to 60, 144 single females aged 30 to 40, 129 females aged 1 to 2, 125 males aged 1 to 2, 121 males aged 3 to 4, 119 females age 3 to 4, 117 females aged 2 to 3, 117 single males aged 30 to 40, 103 males aged 2 to 3, 98 married females aged 50 to 60, 93 females aged 4 to 5, 81 males aged 4 to 5, 65 married males aged 60 to 70, 55 single females aged 40 to 50, 42 married females aged 60 to 70, 33 single females aged 50 to 60, 32 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 32 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 29 single females aged 60 to 70, 28 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 24 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 females of unknown age, 7 males of unknown age, 7 married males aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 single females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 5,675 French Canadians, 1,228 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 350 persons originating in Ireland, 188 persons originating in England or Wales, 61 persons originating in Scotland, 24 persons originating in all other places, 20 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 11 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Newfoundland, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. 13 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 159 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 97, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 62, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 33, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 23, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 8, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC187004— 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 1861 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). "Québec, St. Jean ward-quartier, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-jean-ward-quartier-qc062005-1861/.