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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q112912360

St. Jean Chrysostôme, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Jean Chrysostôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,178. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.131°N, 73.743°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 4,178: 2,176 male and 2,002 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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Jean Chrysostôme shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,178 total population, 2,176 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,080, 2,002 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,919, 1,519 single males, 1,335 single females, 615 married males, 600 married females, 318 adult males unable to read or write, 311 males attending school, 271 females attending school, 264 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 96, 90 male births, 89 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 83, 67 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 3 blind males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 304 females aged 5 to 10, 304 males aged 5 to 10, 296 single males aged 10 to 15, 264 single males aged 15 to 20, 252 single females aged 10 to 15, 243 single males aged 20 to 30, 230 single females aged 15 to 20, 188 married males aged 30 to 40, 179 married females aged 30 to 40, 170 single females aged 20 to 30, 151 married females aged 20 to 30, 130 married males aged 40 to 50, 108 married females aged 40 to 50, 95 married males aged 20 to 30, 90 males aged 2 to 3, 86 married females aged 50 to 60, 86 married males aged 60 to 70, 80 married males aged 50 to 60, 79 females aged 2 to 3, 72 females age 3 to 4, 71 males aged 3 to 4, 69 females aged 4 to 5, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 56 married females aged 60 to 70, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 31 single females aged 30 to 40, 27 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,359 French Canadians, 1,219 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 267 persons originating in Scotland, 236 persons originating in Ireland, 53 persons originating in England or Wales, 36 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $803,417 value farms (dollars), $122,535 value all livestock, 58,922 pounds of homemade butter, 52,290 bushels of oats, $48,145 value horses aged over 3 years, 39,137 acres of land in farms, 36,438 bushels of potatoes, 31,000 bushels of peas, $25,675 value farm implements in dollars, 25,492 bushels of spring wheat, 19,632 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,505 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,472 acres of farmland under crops, 10,462 bushels of barley, 8,921 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,097 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,101 pounds of maple sugar, 3,048 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,894 sheep, 2,231 bushels of corn, 2,228 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,119 acres of spring wheat, 1,809 acres of peas, 1,800 bushels of carrots, 1,633 milk cows, 1,468 tons of hay, 1,441 calves and heifers, 1,292 bushels of buckwheat, 1,003 horses aged over 3 years, $878 value garden and orchard crops, 822 swine, 575 acres of barley, 560 occupants of farms, 539 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 482 horses aged 3 years and under, 425 barrels of pork, 406 acres of potatoes, 327 acres of oats, 241 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 228 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 167 barrels of beef, 134 acres of buckwheat, 127 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 112 acres of farmland in gardens, 98 bushels of turnips, 80 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 64 bulls, oxen, or steers, 48 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 47 acres of corn, 40 bushels of rye, 25 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 15 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 gallons of cider, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of rye, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,766 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,364 yards of flannel, 2,558 yards of fulled cloth, $1,192 value carriages for hire (dollars), 452 carriages for pleasure, 405 yards of linen, 86 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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 Chrysostôme, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-chrysost-me-qc014002-1861/.