St. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Jean, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,317. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.304°N, 73.262°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Jean, Town—Ville had a population of 3,317: 1,760 male and 1,557 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,215 |
| 1861 | 3,317 |
| 1871 | 3,022 |
| 1881 | 4,314 |
| 1891 | 4,722 |
| 1901 | 4,030 |
| 1911 | 5,903 |
| 1921 | 7,734 |
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. Jean, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 117 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,317 total population, 1,760 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,678, 1,557 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,463, 1,197 single males, 985 single females, 546 married females, 541 married males, 282 females attending school, 238 males attending school, 195 adult males unable to read or write, 141 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 94, Males present who are not members of the family: 82, 77 male births, 67 female births, 26 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 271 males aged 5 to 10, 240 females aged 5 to 10, 208 single males aged 10 to 15, 180 single females aged 10 to 15, 173 married females aged 20 to 30, 169 single males aged 15 to 20, 154 single females aged 15 to 20, 151 married males aged 20 to 30, 144 single males aged 20 to 30, 136 married males aged 30 to 40, 124 married females aged 30 to 40, 110 married females aged 40 to 50, 105 married males aged 40 to 50, 89 males aged 1 to 2, 70 females aged 4 to 5, 69 females aged 1 to 2, 67 males aged 2 to 3, 66 males aged 3 to 4, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 65 single females aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 married females aged 50 to 60, 56 females age 3 to 4, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 49 married males aged 60 to 70, 45 married females aged 15 to 20, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 married males aged 70 to 80, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,598 French Canadians, 365 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 156 persons originating in Ireland, 111 persons originating in the United States, 57 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $26,992 value all livestock, 195 horses aged over 3 years, 192 milk cows, 112 swine, 9 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,723 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $270 value carriages for hire (dollars), 165 carriages for pleasure, 12 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 51 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 12 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Ryan | 1792–1863 | born here |
| Robert Stanton | 1794–1866 | born here |
| George Futvoye | 1808–1891 | died here |
| Edward C. MacDonald | 1810–1889 | died here |
| Félix Poutré | 1814–1885 | born here |
| Louis Molleur | 1828–1904 | died here |
| Félix-Gabriel Marchand | 1832–1900 | born here |
| Élodie Paradis | 1840–1912 | born here |
| Honoré Mercier | 1840–1894 | born here |
| Israël Landry | 1843–1910 | born here |
| Hartley Dewart | 1861–1924 | born here |
| Joséphine Marchand | 1861–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141977
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
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. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-town-ville-qc051004-1861/.