St. Joachim, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.353°N, 73.759°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Joachim had a population of 2,300: 1,162 male and 1,138 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,360 |
| 1861 | 2,300 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 1,654 |
| 1891 | 1,560 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,300 total population, 1,162 males, 1,138 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,104, Female members of the family who are present: 1,100, 863 single males, 817 single females, 382 adult males unable to read or write, 320 adult females unable to read or write, 281 married females, 276 married males, 259 males attending school, 247 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 58, 50 male births, 40 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 38, 34 female births, 23 widowed males, 2 blind males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 180 single males aged 10 to 15, 166 males aged 5 to 10, 163 single females aged 10 to 15, 160 females aged 5 to 10, 153 single females aged 15 to 20, 153 single males aged 20 to 30, 130 single males aged 15 to 20, 129 single females aged 20 to 30, 99 married females aged 30 to 40, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 73 married males aged 40 to 50, 63 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 43 married females aged 20 to 30, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 29 females age 3 to 4, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,221 French Canadians, 39 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 25 persons originating in Scotland, 10 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $438,770 value farms (dollars), $81,155 value all livestock, 44,360 bushels of oats, $29,135 value horses aged over 3 years, 28,370 pounds of homemade butter, $25,890 value farm implements in dollars, 24,485 bushels of peas, 20,508 bushels of potatoes, 14,735 pounds of maple sugar, 14,243 acres of land in farms, 13,822 bushels of barley, 10,717 bushels of buckwheat, 9,607 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,300 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 5,450 bushels of carrots, 5,114 pounds of wool produced on farms, $4,933 value garden and orchard crops, 4,775 acres of farmland under crops, 4,636 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,544 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,476 bushels of corn, 3,295 bushels of turnips, 2,048 acres of oats, 1,775 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,664 sheep, 1,446 bushels of spring wheat, 1,373 acres of peas, 741 milk cows, 695 tons of hay, 637 swine, 600 horses aged over 3 years, 561 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 558 calves and heifers, 551 acres of barley, 519 barrels of pork, 438 acres of buckwheat, 288 acres of farmland in gardens, 281 pounds of flax or hemp, 259 horses aged 3 years and under, 247 acres of potatoes, 180 acres of corn, 174 pounds of hops, 161 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 150 occupants of farms, 124 acres of spring wheat, 99 bulls, oxen, or steers, 62 barrels of beef, 57 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 45 bushels of beans, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 acres of mangel wurtzel, 19 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,161 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,091 yards of fulled cloth, 1,347 yards of flannel, $766 value carriages for hire (dollars), 395 carriages for pleasure, 148 yards of linen, 56 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 20 pounds of fresh fish sold, 19 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Linda Hayr | 1839–1912 | died here |
| Guillaume-Narcisse Ducharme | 1851–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC014003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153004— 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). "St. Joachim, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joachim-qc014003-1861/.