Joliette, Quebec (1861 census)
Joliette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 305. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.338°N, 73.674°W.
Population
In 1861, Joliette had a population of 305: 236 male and 69 female residents.
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 NO DATA, 1851 (5.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Emilie, Tracy, 1871 (24.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Joliette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 93 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 305 total population, 236 males, Male members of the family who are present: 228, 117 single males, 115 married males, 100 adult males unable to read or write, 69 females, Female members of the family who are present: 63, 37 single females, 30 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 8, 7 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 6, 4 male births, 4 widowed males, 2 widowed females, 1 female births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 45 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 single males aged 20 to 30, 31 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 single males aged 15 to 20, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 13 males aged 5 to 10, 12 females aged 5 to 10, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 10 to 15, 8 married females aged 20 to 30, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 married females aged 30 to 40, 5 single females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 10 to 15, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 304 French Canadians, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $8,450 value farms (dollars), 4,002 bushels of potatoes, 2,850 acres of land in farms, 2,398 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,326 pounds of maple sugar, $1,732 value all livestock, $1,490 value farm implements in dollars, 1,473 bushels of oats, $1,473 value horses aged over 3 years, 856 bushels of turnips, 632 bushels of rye, 590 pounds of homemade butter, 516 bushels of barley, 452 acres of farmland under cultivation, 352 acres of farmland under crops, 199 bushels of buckwheat, 113 acres of oats, 100 acres of farmland in pasture, 53 acres of buckwheat, 53 acres of rye, 53 milk cows, 42 acres of barley, 42 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of peas, 35 pounds of flax or hemp, 35 tons of hay, 34 pounds of wool produced on farms, 27 occupants of farms, 21 calves and heifers, 21 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 20 horses aged over 3 years, 12 barrels of pork, 8 acres of turnips, 5 acres of peas, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 176 yards of linen, 58 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC025002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC025002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141760
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliette
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliette_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Joliette, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/joliette-qc025002-1861/.