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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3462503

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 2,500. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462503. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.689°N, 71.195°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 2,500: 1,244 male and 1,256 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18612,500
18711,707
18811,924
18911,802
19011,757

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

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

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 2,500 total population, 1,256 females, 1,244 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,201, Male members of the family who are present: 1,101, 921 single females, 862 single males, 346 married males, 313 married females, 296 females attending school, 208 adult males unable to read or write, 189 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 143, 122 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 55, 38 male births, 36 widowed males, 30 female births, 22 widowed females, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 199 single males aged 10 to 15, 196 single females aged 20 to 30, 193 males aged 5 to 10, 175 single females aged 15 to 20, 171 females aged 5 to 10, 163 single males aged 15 to 20, 136 single females aged 10 to 15, 96 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 single males aged 20 to 30, 90 married females aged 30 to 40, 84 married females aged 40 to 50, 75 married males aged 40 to 50, 74 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 married males aged 50 to 60, 45 females age 3 to 4, 41 single females aged 30 to 40, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,362 French Canadians, 96 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 33 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $303,075 value farms (dollars), $74,894 value all livestock, 48,195 pounds of homemade butter, 44,612 bushels of oats, 30,572 bushels of potatoes, 26,342 acres of land in farms, $19,582 value farm implements in dollars, $18,903 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,900 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,442 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,084 acres of farmland under crops, 4,863 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 4,550 pounds of maple sugar, 4,272 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,132 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,130 bushels of turnips, 2,827 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,349 acres of oats, $2,298 value garden and orchard crops, 2,187 tons of hay, 1,845 sheep, 1,757 bushels of peas, 1,077 swine, 1,056 bushels of spring wheat, 615 bushels of barley, 599 bushels of carrots, 598 barrels of pork, 515 milk cows, 428 calves and heifers, 363 bulls, oxen, or steers, 251 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 250 horses aged over 3 years, 202 acres of potatoes, 188 occupants of farms, 184 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 159 barrels of beef, 147 acres of peas, 131 bushels of rye, 109 bushels of buckwheat, 90 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 86 acres of farmland in gardens, 84 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 82 acres of spring wheat, 81 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 60 bushels of beans, 43 acres of barley, 24 bushels of corn, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 acres of rye, 7 acres of buckwheat, 4 pounds of hops, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $17,666 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,476 yards of linen, 3,260 yards of flannel, 2,742 yards of fulled cloth, 498 carriages for pleasure, $50 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 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 females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 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-qc029005-1861/.