St. Janvier, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Janvier (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Janvier was a census subdivision in Terrebonne County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.712°N, 73.927°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Janvier had a population of 1,569: 767 male and 802 female residents. Population density was 80.8 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,544
1861	1,569
1871	1,300
1881	1,150
1891	1,055
1901	1,016
1911	1,030
1921	1,025

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. Janvier shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 308 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	780
Females present who are not members of the family	22
Male members of the family who are present	727
Males present who are not members of the family	40
Number of adult females unable to read or write	149
Number of adult males unable to read or write	209
Number of blind females	1
Number of deaf and dumb females	2
Number of female births in the past year	26
Number of females	802
Number of females attending school	152
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of male births in the past year	26
Number of males	767
Number of males attending school	145
Number of married females	243
Number of married males	242
Number of single females	533
Number of single males	505
Number of widowed females	26
Number of widowed males	20
POP FX N.1	802
POP MX N.1	767
POP TOT	1,569
POP XX N.1	1,569
Total population	1,569

Age structure (57 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	34
Number of females aged 1 to 2	29
Number of females aged 2 to 3	27
Number of females aged 4 to 5	30
Number of females aged 5 to 10	120
Number of females of unknown age	11
Number of males aged 1 to 2	37
Number of males aged 2 to 3	26
Number of males aged 3 to 4	24
Number of males aged 4 to 5	32
Number of males aged 5 to 10	96
Number of males of unknown age	13
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	6
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	72
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	69
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	39
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	29
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	21
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	6
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	54
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	59
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	55
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	30
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	32
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	8
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	2
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	100
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	86
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	48
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	10
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	93
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	97
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	45
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	9
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	8
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	8
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	3
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	8
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	1

Ethnic origin (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,569

Agriculture (76 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	301
Acres of buckwheat	225
Acres of corn	1
Acres of farmland in gardens	13
Acres of farmland in pasture	4,514
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	5,696
Acres of farmland under crops	4,478
Acres of farmland under cultivation	9,005
Acres of land in farms	14,701
Acres of mangel wurtzel	1
Acres of oats	2,530
Acres of peas	475
Acres of potatoes	222
Acres of rye	60
Acres of spring wheat	252
Acres of winter wheat	93
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	121
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	347
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	3,695
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	2,658
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	24
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	81
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	10
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	20
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	34,253
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	5,153
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	16,336
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	515
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	2,005
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	679
C18 WHT FALL AC	93
C19 WHT FALL BU	679
C20 WHT SP AC	252
C21 WHT SP BU	2,005
C22 BAR AC	301
C23 BAR BU	3,695
C24 RYE AC	60
C25 RYE BU	515
C26 PEA AC	475
C27 PEA BU	5,153
C28 OAT AC	2,530
C29 OAT BU	34,253
C30 BWT AC	225
C31 BWT BU	2,658
C34 POT AC	222
C35 POT BU	16,336
C43 HAY TONS	729
C47 WOOL LBS	3,091
C63 BEEF BAR	121
C64 PORK BAR	347
HRS ov03 V	30,046
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	773
Number of calves and heifers	482
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	155
Number of horses aged over 3 years	393
Number of milk cows	616
Number of occupants of farms	163
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	44
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	17
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	71
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	10
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	17
Number of sheep	1,116
Number of swine	441
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	249
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	2,114
Pounds of homemade butter	25,668
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	1
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	12,093
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,091
Tons of hay produced in the past year	729
Value of all livestock	41,856
Value of farm implements in dollars	12,990
Value of farms (dollars)	284,212
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	569

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	165
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	3,726
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,363
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	2,880
Yards of linen produced in the past year	2,578

Deaths & mortality (9 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	4
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	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 of all ages	5
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	2
Total number of deaths in the past year	9

Other recorded variables (134 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	163
C02 OCC UNDR 10	17
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	4
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	17
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	71
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	44
C07 OCC OVR 200	10
C08 HELD	14,701
C09 UNDR CULT	9,005
C1 Males	767
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	2
C10 UNDR CROP	4,478
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	2
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	3
C11 UNDR PAST	4,514
C116 Ages not given M	13
C117 Ages not given F	11
C12 GARDENS	13
C12 Under 2 Years M	37
C120 Married M	242
C121 Single M	505
C122 Widowed M	20
C123 Total M	767
C124 Married F	243
C125 Single F	533
C126 Widows F	26
C127 Total F	802
C128 Grand Total	1,569
C129 Deaths M	5
C13 Under 2 Years F	29
C13 WOOD WILD	5,696
C130 Deaths F	4
C131 Deaths Total	9
C136 Attending School M	145
C137 Attending School F	152
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	209
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	149
C14 CASH FARM	284,212
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	2
C143 Blind F	1
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	12,990
C16 GARDN VALUE	569
C16 Under 3 years M	26
C17 Under 3 years F	27
C2 Females	802
C20 Under 4 years M	24
C21 Under 4 years F	34
C24 Under 5 years M	32
C25 Under 5 years F	30
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	96
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	120
C3 Total	1,569
C32 INDN CRN AC	1
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	93
C33 INDN CRN BU	10
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	100
C38 CAR BU	24
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	97
C39 MAN WURT AC	1
C4 Members of Family M	727
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	6
C40 MAN WURT BU	20
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	86
C42 CLV TIM GRA	81
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	54
C44 HOP LBS	1
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	45
C45 MPL SGR LBS	12,093
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	72
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	48
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	2,880
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,363
C5 Members of Family F	780
C50 FLX HEM LBS	2,114
C51 LIN YRDS	2,578
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	59
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	773
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	9
C53 MILK COWS	616
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	3
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	482
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	69
C55 HORSES	393
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	10
C56 HORSES VAL	30,046
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	155
C58 SHEEP	1,116
C59 SWINE	441
C6 Not Members of Family M	40
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	55
C60 TOT VALUE	41,856
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	2
C61 BUTTER LB	25,668
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	2
C62 CHEESE LB	249
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	39
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	4
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	30
C68 CAR PLEASURE	165
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	2
C69 VALUE DOL P	3,726
C7 Not Members of Family F	22
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	3
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	29
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	2
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	6
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	32
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	8
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	21
C8 Births in 1860 M	26
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	3
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	8
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	1
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	8
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	2
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	2
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	6
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	2
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	8
C9 Births in 1860 F	26
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	2
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	1
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	1
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	3
CD NAME	Terrebonne
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,569

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC055004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC096009 — 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. Janvier, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-janvier-qc055004-1861/.