St. Jacques, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Jacques was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,254. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912312. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.947°N, 73.543°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Jacques had a population of 3,254: 1,650 male and 1,604 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 St. Jacques, 1851 (75.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Jacques shared boundaries with:
- Convent of Ste. Anne
- L'Epiphanie
- L’Assomption
- St. Alexis
- St. Esprit
- St. Liguori
- St. Paul
- St. Roch
- Ste. Julienne
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,254 total population, 1,650 males, 1,604 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,560, Female members of the family who are present: 1,532, 1,096 single males, 1,074 single females, 513 married males, 474 married females, 463 adult females unable to read or write, 428 adult males unable to read or write, 274 males attending school, 225 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 90, Females present who are not members of the family: 72, 56 widowed females, 44 female births, 41 widowed males, 38 male births, 9 deaf and dumb males, 4 lunatic males, 3 blind males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 255 single males aged 10 to 15, 215 males aged 5 to 10, 204 single females aged 10 to 15, 199 single males aged 15 to 20, 198 females aged 5 to 10, 174 single females aged 20 to 30, 174 single males aged 20 to 30, 170 single females aged 15 to 20, 138 married males aged 30 to 40, 124 married females aged 20 to 30, 121 married females aged 30 to 40, 118 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married females aged 40 to 50, 85 married males aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 60 to 70, 73 married females aged 50 to 60, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 59 females age 3 to 4, 49 single females aged 30 to 40, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 43 married females aged 60 to 70, 41 females aged 1 to 2, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 single females aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,246 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $717,869 value farms (dollars), 97,676 bushels of oats, $72,568 value all livestock, 53,770 pounds of homemade butter, $37,472 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,208 bushels of potatoes, 27,651 acres of land in farms, $22,100 value farm implements in dollars, 20,867 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,475 acres of farmland under crops, 10,044 bushels of barley, 8,286 bushels of peas, 7,370 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,347 pounds of flax or hemp, 6,868 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,784 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,622 pounds of maple sugar, 6,550 acres of oats, 3,399 bushels of buckwheat, 2,922 tons of hay, 2,520 sheep, 2,174 bushels of spring wheat, 1,877 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,556 calves and heifers, 1,519 milk cows, 1,517 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,248 bushels of rye, 1,055 swine, 938 barrels of pork, 820 bushels of carrots, 795 horses aged over 3 years, 765 acres of peas, 725 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $622 value garden and orchard crops, 608 bushels of corn, 520 acres of barley, 377 horses aged 3 years and under, 363 acres of buckwheat, 322 occupants of farms, 237 barrels of beef, 233 acres of potatoes, 192 acres of spring wheat, 190 acres of rye, 167 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 103 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 94 bushels of turnips, 83 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 bushels of winter wheat, 59 acres of corn, 56 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 55 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 22 acres of farmland in gardens, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of winter wheat, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 9,738 yards of linen, $8,874 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,232 yards of flannel, 3,396 yards of fulled cloth, 587 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Narcisse Dupuis | 1859–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC034007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC034007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912312
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. Jacques, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-qc034007-1861/.