St. Jacques le Mineur, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Jacques le Mineur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,330. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462475. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.266°N, 73.432°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Jacques le Mineur had a population of 2,330: 1,184 male and 1,146 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,951 |
| 1861 | 2,330 |
| 1871 | 1,835 |
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,393 |
| 1901 | 1,390 |
| 1911 | 1,090 |
| 1921 | 907 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Jacques le Mineur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,330 total population, 1,184 males, 1,146 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,099, Female members of the family who are present: 1,079, 850 single males, 756 single females, 395 males attending school, 364 females attending school, 353 married females, 320 married males, 308 adult males unable to read or write, 274 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 85, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 43 male births, 38 female births, 37 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 6 deaf and dumb males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 177 single females aged 10 to 15, 175 single males aged 10 to 15, 161 males aged 5 to 10, 156 females aged 5 to 10, 155 single males aged 15 to 20, 133 single males aged 20 to 30, 115 single females aged 15 to 20, 101 married females aged 30 to 40, 95 married males aged 30 to 40, 86 married females aged 40 to 50, 85 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 single females aged 20 to 30, 71 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 females age 3 to 4, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 37 females aged 1 to 2, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 37 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 31 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,210 French Canadians, 99 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 13 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $767,135 value farms (dollars), $98,171 value all livestock, 91,331 bushels of oats, $44,264 value horses aged over 3 years, 43,775 bushels of potatoes, $31,084 value farm implements in dollars, 23,118 bushels of peas, 19,175 acres of land in farms, 18,447 pounds of homemade butter, 16,140 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,541 acres of farmland under crops, 10,611 bushels of spring wheat, 7,606 pounds of maple sugar, 7,592 bushels of barley, 6,377 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,069 bushels of buckwheat, 4,562 acres of oats, 4,464 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,035 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,217 sheep, $2,180 value garden and orchard crops, 1,744 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,602 acres of peas, 978 acres of spring wheat, 922 milk cows, 853 swine, 815 horses aged over 3 years, 741 calves and heifers, 700 bushels of turnips, 689 barrels of pork, 569 bushels of corn, 550 bushels of carrots, 377 horses aged 3 years and under, 361 acres of barley, 360 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 348 acres of potatoes, 271 acres of buckwheat, 203 occupants of farms, 189 bulls, oxen, or steers, 177 barrels of beef, 135 acres of farmland in gardens, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 89 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 23 acres of corn, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 tons of hay, 6 pounds of hops, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of beans, 3 acres of winter wheat, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,274 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,520 yards of fulled cloth, 1,971 yards of flannel, 896 yards of linen, 429 carriages for pleasure, $205 value carriages for hire (dollars), 20 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC027005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064004_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462475
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). "St. Jacques le Mineur, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-le-mineur-qc027005-1861/.