St. Jean l’Evangéliste, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Jean l’Evangéliste (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Jean l’Evangéliste was a township in St. Johns County, Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.274°N, 73.280°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Jean l’Evangéliste had a population of 1,291: 670 male and 621 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,493
1861	1,291
1871	1,048
1881	816
1891	875
1901	674
1911	674
1921	701

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. Jean l’Evangéliste shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 320 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (25 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	583
Females present who are not members of the family	38
Male members of the family who are present	626
Males present who are not members of the family	44
Number of adult females unable to read or write	129
Number of adult males unable to read or write	138
Number of deaf and dumb males	1
Number of female births in the past year	30
Number of females	621
Number of females attending school	65
Number of lunatic males	1
Number of male births in the past year	29
Number of males	670
Number of males attending school	115
Number of married females	221
Number of married males	230
Number of single females	363
Number of single males	427
Number of widowed females	37
Number of widowed males	13
POP FX N.1	621
POP MX N.1	670
POP TOT	1,291
POP XX N.1	1,291
Total population	1,291

Age structure (56 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	23
Number of females aged 1 to 2	25
Number of females aged 2 to 3	16
Number of females aged 4 to 5	15
Number of females aged 5 to 10	69
Number of males aged 1 to 2	24
Number of males aged 2 to 3	25
Number of males aged 3 to 4	20
Number of males aged 4 to 5	28
Number of males aged 5 to 10	92
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	17
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	70
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	47
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	26
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	36
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	17
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	3
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	57
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	66
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	34
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	29
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	30
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	10
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	70
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	70
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	23
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	8
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	8
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	5
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	53
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	84
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	57
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	6
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	3
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	2
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	7
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	8
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	9
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	6
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100	1
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	4
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100	1

Ethnic origin (6 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,228
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	38
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	2
Number of persons originating in Ireland	9
Number of persons originating in Scotland	1
Number of persons originating in the United States	13

Agriculture (75 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	543
Acres of buckwheat	149
Acres of corn	13
Acres of farmland in gardens	150
Acres of farmland in pasture	4,259
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	2,547
Acres of farmland under crops	6,733
Acres of farmland under cultivation	11,142
Acres of land in farms	13,689
Acres of mangel wurtzel	1
Acres of oats	2,498
Acres of peas	943
Acres of potatoes	137
Acres of rye	1
Acres of spring wheat	1,152
Acres of turnips	2
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	35
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	462
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	11,506
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	61
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	2,225
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	323
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	32
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	362
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	365
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	58,726
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	13,173
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	17,257
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	12
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	10,789
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	388
C20 WHT SP AC	1,152
C21 WHT SP BU	10,789
C22 BAR AC	543
C23 BAR BU	11,506
C24 RYE AC	1
C25 RYE BU	12
C26 PEA AC	943
C27 PEA BU	13,173
C28 OAT AC	2,498
C29 OAT BU	58,726
C30 BWT AC	149
C31 BWT BU	2,225
C34 POT AC	137
C35 POT BU	17,257
C43 HAY TONS	815
C47 WOOL LBS	4,244
C63 BEEF BAR	35
C64 PORK BAR	462
HRS ov03 V	28,921
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	82
Number of calves and heifers	636
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	289
Number of horses aged over 3 years	450
Number of milk cows	571
Number of occupants of farms	174
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	9
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	42
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	23
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	55
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	9
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	36
Number of sheep	1,236
Number of swine	600
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	93
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	1,566
Pounds of homemade butter	19,159
Pounds of hops produced in the past year	105
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	3,337
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	4,244
Tons of hay produced in the past year	815
Value of all livestock	28,831
Value of farm implements in dollars	17,791
Value of farms (dollars)	486,102
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,675

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	263
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	7,157
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	2,128
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	1,528
Yards of linen produced in the past year	1,040

Deaths & mortality (11 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	7
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	4
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	7
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	14

Other recorded variables (142 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	174
C02 OCC UNDR 10	36
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	9
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	23
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	55
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	42
C07 OCC OVR 200	9
C08 HELD	13,689
C09 UNDR CULT	11,142
C1 Males	670
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	6,733
C102 Between 90 and 100 years Widowers M	1
C105 Between 90 and 100 years Widows F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	4
C11 UNDR PAST	4,259
C12 GARDENS	150
C12 Under 2 Years M	24
C120 Married M	230
C121 Single M	427
C122 Widowed M	13
C123 Total M	670
C124 Married F	221
C125 Single F	363
C126 Widows F	37
C127 Total F	621
C128 Grand Total	1,291
C129 Deaths M	7
C13 Under 2 Years F	25
C13 WOOD WILD	2,547
C130 Deaths F	7
C131 Deaths Total	14
C136 Attending School M	115
C137 Attending School F	65
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	138
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	129
C14 CASH FARM	486,102
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	1
C144 Lunatics M	1
C15 CASH IMP	17,791
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	1,675
C16 Under 3 years M	25
C17 Under 3 years F	16
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	3
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	1
C2 Females	621
C20 Under 4 years M	20
C21 Under 4 years F	23
C24 Under 5 years M	28
C25 Under 5 years F	15
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	92
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	69
C3 Total	1,291
C32 INDN CRN AC	13
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	53
C33 INDN CRN BU	362
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	70
C36 TUR AC	2
C37 TUR BU	388
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	3
C38 CAR BU	323
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	84
C39 MAN WURT AC	1
C4 Members of Family M	626
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	17
C40 MAN WURT BU	365
C41 BEN BU	61
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	70
C42 CLV TIM GRA	32
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	57
C44 HOP LBS	105
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	57
C45 MPL SGR LBS	3,337
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	2
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	70
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	23
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	1,528
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	2,128
C5 Members of Family F	583
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	2
C50 FLX HEM LBS	1,566
C51 LIN YRDS	1,040
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	66
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	82
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	6
C53 MILK COWS	571
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	4
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	636
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	47
C55 HORSES	450
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	8
C56 HORSES VAL	28,921
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	4
C57 COLTS FILLIES	289
C58 SHEEP	1,236
C59 SWINE	600
C6 Not Members of Family M	44
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	34
C60 TOT VALUE	28,831
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	3
C61 BUTTER LB	19,159
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	2
C62 CHEESE LB	93
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	26
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	8
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	7
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	29
C68 CAR PLEASURE	263
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	1
C69 VALUE DOL P	7,157
C7 Not Members of Family F	38
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	36
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	5
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	8
C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	30
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	3
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	1
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	17
C8 Births in 1860 M	29
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	1
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	9
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	10
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	2
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	1
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	7
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	6
C9 Births in 1860 F	30
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	2
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	1
CD NAME	St. Johns
England and Wales	2
Ireland	9
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,228
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	38
Scotland	1
United States	13

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC051003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC092004 — 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 l’Evangéliste, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-l-evang-liste-qc051003-1861/.