St. Jean Deschaillons, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Jean Deschaillons (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Jean Deschaillons was a census subdivision in Lotbinière County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.443°N, 71.963°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Jean Deschaillons had a population of 2,423: 1,233 male and 1,190 female residents. Population density was 18.3 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,757
1861	2,423
1871	2,518
1881	2,771
1891	2,300
1901	1,047
1911	1,069
1921	538

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 contained St. Jean Deschaillons, 1851 (91.5% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

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

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 322 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,091
Females present who are not members of the family	99
Male members of the family who are present	1,149
Males present who are not members of the family	84
Number of adult females unable to read or write	158
Number of adult males unable to read or write	234
Number of blind males	3
Number of deaf and dumb females	1
Number of female births in the past year	24
Number of females	1,190
Number of females attending school	153
Number of lunatic females	2
Number of lunatic males	4
Number of male births in the past year	34
Number of males	1,233
Number of males attending school	184
Number of married females	424
Number of married males	404
Number of single females	734
Number of single males	804
Number of widowed females	32
Number of widowed males	25
POP FX N.1	1,190
POP MX N.1	1,233
POP TOT	2,423
POP XX N.1	2,423
Total population	2,423

Age structure (55 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	49
Number of females aged 1 to 2	28
Number of females aged 2 to 3	42
Number of females aged 4 to 5	44
Number of females aged 5 to 10	160
Number of females of unknown age	5
Number of males aged 1 to 2	31
Number of males aged 2 to 3	43
Number of males aged 3 to 4	42
Number of males aged 4 to 5	46
Number of males aged 5 to 10	159
Number of males of unknown age	8
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	3
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	130
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	127
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	77
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	37
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	23
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	27
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	96
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	119
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	82
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	49
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	31
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	22
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	5
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	147
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	108
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	92
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	15
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	18
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	155
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	110
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	126
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	27
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	10
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	5
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	6
Number of single males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	4
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	8
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	4
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	7
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	4
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	6

Ethnic origin (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,410
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	6
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	3
Number of persons originating in France	2
Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island	1
Number of persons whose origin is unknown	1

Agriculture (75 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	86
Acres of buckwheat	147
Acres of corn	2
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	57
Acres of farmland in gardens	12
Acres of farmland in pasture	2,635
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	8,599
Acres of farmland under crops	3,925
Acres of farmland under cultivation	6,572
Acres of land in farms	15,171
Acres of oats	1,752
Acres of peas	255
Acres of potatoes	105
Acres of rye	30
Acres of spring wheat	474
Acres of turnips	2
Acres of winter wheat	5
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	99
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	497
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	1,147
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	2,212
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	4
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	3
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	55
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	31,728
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	2,884
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	17,757
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	320
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	5,055
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	357
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	50
C18 WHT FALL AC	5
C19 WHT FALL BU	50
C20 WHT SP AC	474
C21 WHT SP BU	5,055
C22 BAR AC	86
C23 BAR BU	1,147
C24 RYE AC	30
C25 RYE BU	320
C26 PEA AC	255
C27 PEA BU	2,884
C28 OAT AC	1,752
C29 OAT BU	31,728
C30 BWT AC	147
C31 BWT BU	2,212
C34 POT AC	105
C35 POT BU	17,757
C43 HAY TONS	1,314
C47 WOOL LBS	2,813
C63 BEEF BAR	99
C64 PORK BAR	497
HRS ov03 V	15,332
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	568
Number of calves and heifers	546
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	22
Number of horses aged over 3 years	254
Number of milk cows	461
Number of occupants of farms	252
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	6
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	37
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	95
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	92
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	22
Number of sheep	1,392
Number of swine	592
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	2,429
Pounds of homemade butter	27,563
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	2
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	5,632
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	2,813
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,314
Value of all livestock	18,757
Value of farm implements in dollars	6,300
Value of farms (dollars)	208,784
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,070

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	366
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	4,861
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	1,171
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,809
Yards of linen produced in the past year	3,423

Deaths & mortality (13 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	6
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	13
Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	8
Total number of deaths in the past year	21

Other recorded variables (141 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	252
C02 OCC UNDR 10	22
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	6
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	95
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	92
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	37
C08 HELD	15,171
C09 UNDR CULT	6,572
C1 Males	1,233
C10 UNDR CROP	3,925
C101 Between 90 and 100 years Single M	1
C105 Between 90 and 100 years Widows F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	2,635
C116 Ages not given M	8
C117 Ages not given F	5
C12 GARDENS	12
C12 Under 2 Years M	31
C120 Married M	404
C121 Single M	804
C122 Widowed M	25
C123 Total M	1,233
C124 Married F	424
C125 Single F	734
C126 Widows F	32
C127 Total F	1,190
C128 Grand Total	2,423
C129 Deaths M	8
C13 Under 2 Years F	28
C13 WOOD WILD	8,599
C130 Deaths F	13
C131 Deaths Total	21
C136 Attending School M	184
C137 Attending School F	153
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	234
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	158
C14 CASH FARM	208,784
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	3
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	1
C142 Blind M	3
C144 Lunatics M	4
C145 Lunatics F	2
C15 CASH IMP	6,300
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	6
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,070
C16 Under 3 years M	43
C17 LAND HELD	57
C17 Under 3 years F	42
C2 Females	1,190
C20 Under 4 years M	42
C21 Under 4 years F	49
C22 Deaths under 4 years M	1
C24 Under 5 years M	46
C25 Under 5 years F	44
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	159
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	160
C3 Total	2,423
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	2
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	2
C32 INDN CRN AC	2
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	155
C33 INDN CRN BU	55
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	147
C36 TUR AC	2
C37 TUR BU	357
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	1
C38 CAR BU	4
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	110
C4 Members of Family M	1,149
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	3
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	108
C42 CLV TIM GRA	3
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	96
C44 HOP LBS	2
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	126
C45 MPL SGR LBS	5,632
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	130
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	92
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,809
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	1,171
C5 Members of Family F	1,091
C50 FLX HEM LBS	2,429
C51 LIN YRDS	3,423
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	119
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	568
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	27
C53 MILK COWS	461
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	4
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	546
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	127
C55 HORSES	254
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	15
C56 HORSES VAL	15,332
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	4
C57 COLTS FILLIES	22
C58 SHEEP	1,392
C59 SWINE	592
C6 Not Members of Family M	84
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	82
C60 TOT VALUE	18,757
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	10
C61 BUTTER LB	27,563
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	4
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	77
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	18
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	5
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	49
C68 CAR PLEASURE	366
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	5
C69 VALUE DOL P	4,861
C7 Not Members of Family F	99
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	7
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	37
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	2
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	8
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	31
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	4
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	23
C8 Births in 1860 M	34
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	7
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	22
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	6
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	6
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	27
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	5
C9 Births in 1860 F	24
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	2
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	5
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
C99 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths F	2
CD NAME	Lotbinière
England and Wales	3
France	2
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,410
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	6
Not Known	1
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island	1

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC030008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC068001 — 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. Jean Deschaillons, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-deschaillons-qc030008-1861/.