St. Joachim, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.353°N, 73.759°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Joachim had a population of 2,360: 1,235 male and 1,125 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 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,360 total population, 1,235 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,126, 1,125 females, Female members of the family who are present: 988, 900 single males, 762 single females, 370 families, 318 married females, 317 married males, 179 males attending school, 157 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 137, Males present who are not members of the family: 109, 45 widowed females, 36 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 30, 20 female births, 18 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 196 males aged 5 to 10, 191 females aged 5 to 10, 135 single females aged 10 to 15, 134 single males aged 15 to 20, 130 single males aged 10 to 15, 127 single females aged 15 to 20, 95 married females aged 30 to 40, 95 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 single males aged 20 to 30, 91 married females aged 20 to 30, 76 single females aged 20 to 30, 75 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 males aged 1 to 2, 65 males aged 2 to 3, 65 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 married females aged 40 to 50, 57 males aged 3 to 4, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 41 males of unknown age, 40 males under age 1, 38 females age 3 to 4, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 25 females of unknown age, 25 females under age 1, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,183 French Canadians, 81 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 72 persons originating in Scotland, 10 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 202,710 tons of hay, 21,704 bushels of oats, 13,111 acres of land in farms, 13,090 pounds of homemade butter, 10,263 bushels of potatoes, 9,598 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,150 bushels of wheat, 7,877 bushels of peas, 6,460 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 5,623 acres of farmland under crops, 3,860 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,759 bushels of buckwheat, 3,513 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,502 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,909 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,328 bushels of carrots, 1,297 acres of oats, 1,274 sheep, 924 bushels of barley, 869 acres of wheat, 822 bushels of corn, 822 milk cows, 779 swine, 768 acres of peas, 766 pounds of tobacco, 605 horses, 519 calves and heifers, 473 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 370 barrels of pork, 312 occupants of farms, 208 acres of potatoes, 176 acres of buckwheat, 157 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 155 bulls, oxen, or steers, 150 bushels of turnips, 78 acres of barley, 73 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 48 acres of corn, 43 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 barrels of beef, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $4,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,100 yards of flannel, 989 yards of fulled cloth, $600 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 104 yards of linen, 5 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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 1851, 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:
QC057007— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joachim-qc057007-1851/.