St. Jean Baptiste, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Jean Baptiste, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,269. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.523°N, 73.579°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Jean Baptiste, Village had a population of 2,269: 1,192 male and 1,077 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,269 |
| 1871 | 4,408 |
| 1881 | 5,874 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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. Louis, 1851 (12.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Jean Baptiste, Village shared boundaries with:
- Côteau St. Louis
- Montréal, Parish
- Religious Institutions
- St. James’ Ward
- St. Lawrence Ward
- St. Lewis’ Ward
- St. Mary’s Ward
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,269 total population, 1,192 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,132, 1,077 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,043, 778 single males, 683 single females, 395 married males, 350 married females, 271 adult males unable to read or write, 242 adult females unable to read or write, 150 males attending school, 135 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, 44 male births, 44 widowed females, 37 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 19 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 168 males aged 5 to 10, 164 females aged 5 to 10, 140 single males aged 10 to 15, 138 single females aged 10 to 15, 124 married females aged 30 to 40, 124 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 single males aged 15 to 20, 119 married males aged 30 to 40, 111 married males aged 20 to 30, 108 married females aged 20 to 30, 94 married males aged 40 to 50, 86 single males aged 20 to 30, 76 married females aged 40 to 50, 64 males aged 2 to 3, 48 married males aged 50 to 60, 48 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 43 males aged 1 to 2, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,953 French Canadians, 160 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 55 persons originating in Ireland, 48 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $98,300 value farms (dollars), $22,854 value all livestock, $20,300 value farm implements in dollars, 8,820 bushels of potatoes, 3,180 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,730 bushels of carrots, 550 bushels of oats, 506 bushels of barley, 400 bushels of turnips, 371 acres of farmland under cultivation, 371 acres of land in farms, 350 bushels of spring wheat, 215 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 179 acres of farmland in pasture, 155 acres of farmland under crops, $150 value garden and orchard crops, 133 horses aged over 3 years, 124 milk cows, 116 bushels of beans, 93 swine, 67 bulls, oxen, or steers, 60 bushels of corn, 60 tons of hay, 37 acres of farmland in gardens, 34 occupants of farms, 28 barrels of pork, 25 acres of potatoes, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 acres of oats, 17 acres of barley, 17 calves and heifers, 10 acres of spring wheat, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,100 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 341 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 54 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 31, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 17, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 12, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC020004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462497
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Baptiste,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Baptiste_(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). "St. Jean Baptiste, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-baptiste-village-qc020004-1861/.