Jonquière, Quebec (1861 census)
Jonquière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 401. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243314. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.387°N, 71.269°W.
Population
In 1861, Jonquière had a population of 401.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 401 |
| 1871 | 1,290 |
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, Jonquière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 401 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 394 French Canadians, 9 Indigenous persons, 7 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $37,120 value farms (dollars), $9,937 value all livestock, 7,472 acres of land in farms, 5,460 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $3,710 value horses aged over 3 years, $3,359 value farm implements in dollars, 3,219 bushels of potatoes, 2,117 bushels of barley, 2,055 bushels of rye, 2,012 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,909 bushels of oats, 1,724 pounds of homemade butter, 1,070 bushels of peas, 1,037 acres of farmland in pasture, 975 acres of farmland under crops, 619 pounds of wool produced on farms, 228 bushels of spring wheat, 221 acres of rye, 199 acres of barley, 194 acres of peas, 172 acres of oats, 144 swine, 135 calves and heifers, 110 milk cows, 106 acres of potatoes, 80 tons of hay, 77 barrels of pork, 59 horses aged over 3 years, 49 occupants of farms, 36 barrels of beef, 31 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 26 pounds of flax or hemp, 25 acres of spring wheat, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 bulls, oxen, or steers, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $986 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 772 yards of flannel, 544 yards of fulled cloth, 166 yards of linen, 61 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC015008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243314
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). "Jonquière, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/jonqui-re-qc015008-1861/.