St. Jean Port Joli, Quebec (1861 census)

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

St. Jean Port Joli was a census subdivision in L'Islet County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.196°N, 70.249°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Jean Port Joli had a population of 2,975: 1,498 male and 1,477 female residents. Population density was 108.1 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1861	2,975
1871	2,436
1881	2,622
1891	2,171
1901	2,261
1911	2,213
1921	2,022

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. Jean Port Joli, 1851 (38.9% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

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

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 328 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,338
Females present who are not members of the family	139
Male members of the family who are present	1,403
Males present who are not members of the family	95
Number of adult females unable to read or write	205
Number of adult males unable to read or write	219
Number of blind females	1
Number of deaf and dumb females	3
Number of deaf and dumb males	3
Number of female births in the past year	57
Number of females	1,477
Number of females attending school	234
Number of lunatic males	1
Number of male births in the past year	67
Number of males	1,498
Number of males attending school	235
Number of married females	454
Number of married males	467
Number of single females	973
Number of single males	1,003
Number of widowed females	50
Number of widowed males	28
POP FX N.1	1,477
POP MX N.1	1,498
POP TOT	2,975
POP XX N.1	2,975
Total population	2,975

Age structure (52 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	49
Number of females aged 1 to 2	24
Number of females aged 2 to 3	22
Number of females aged 4 to 5	57
Number of females aged 5 to 10	209
Number of males aged 1 to 2	25
Number of males aged 2 to 3	25
Number of males aged 3 to 4	48
Number of males aged 4 to 5	46
Number of males aged 5 to 10	231
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	101
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	121
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	92
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	77
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	41
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	16
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	6
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	102
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	119
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	101
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	76
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	46
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	16
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	7
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	174
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	185
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	142
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	27
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	11
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	5
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	5
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	181
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	173
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	140
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	37
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	11
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	8
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	6
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	8
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	7
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	12
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	12
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	9
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	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	9
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	2

Ethnic origin (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,958
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	11
Number of persons originating in Ireland	4
Number of persons originating in Scotland	2

Agriculture (70 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	236
Acres of corn	4
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	16
Acres of farmland in gardens	146
Acres of farmland in pasture	9,907
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	22,155
Acres of farmland under crops	9,989
Acres of farmland under cultivation	20,042
Acres of land in farms	42,197
Acres of mangel wurtzel	2
Acres of oats	2,361
Acres of peas	282
Acres of potatoes	556
Acres of rye	520
Acres of spring wheat	2,117
Acres of turnips	6
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	282
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	417
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	3,498
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	18
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	4
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	9
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	151
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	22
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	30,063
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	2,033
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	81,550
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	3,193
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	15,994
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	1,959
C20 WHT SP AC	2,117
C21 WHT SP BU	15,994
C22 BAR AC	236
C23 BAR BU	3,498
C24 RYE AC	520
C25 RYE BU	3,193
C26 PEA AC	282
C27 PEA BU	2,033
C28 OAT AC	2,361
C29 OAT BU	30,063
C34 POT AC	556
C35 POT BU	81,550
C43 HAY TONS	2,641
C47 WOOL LBS	9,324
C63 BEEF BAR	282
C64 PORK BAR	417
HRS ov03 V	29,521
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	169
Number of calves and heifers	853
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	99
Number of horses aged over 3 years	482
Number of milk cows	1,445
Number of occupants of farms	350
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	12
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	83
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	12
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	54
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	71
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	118
Number of sheep	4,251
Number of swine	2,133
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	2,716
Pounds of homemade butter	79,926
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	83,534
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	9,324
Tons of hay produced in the past year	2,641
Value of all livestock	83,652
Value of farm implements in dollars	40,269
Value of farms (dollars)	599,850
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	2,837

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	754
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	14,714
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	6,307
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	5,093
Yards of linen produced in the past year	2,945

Fisheries (1 variable)

Variable	Value
Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year	183

Deaths & mortality (21 variables)

Variable	Value
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 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	2
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 all ages	18
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	6
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	14
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	7
Total number of deaths in the past year	32

Other recorded variables (148 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	350
C02 OCC UNDR 10	118
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	12
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	12
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	54
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	83
C07 OCC OVR 200	71
C08 HELD	42,197
C09 UNDR CULT	20,042
C1 Males	1,498
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	7
C10 UNDR CROP	9,989
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	6
C11 UNDR PAST	9,907
C12 GARDENS	146
C12 Under 2 Years M	25
C120 Married M	467
C121 Single M	1,003
C122 Widowed M	28
C123 Total M	1,498
C124 Married F	454
C125 Single F	973
C126 Widows F	50
C127 Total F	1,477
C128 Grand Total	2,975
C129 Deaths M	14
C13 Under 2 Years F	24
C13 WOOD WILD	22,155
C130 Deaths F	18
C131 Deaths Total	32
C136 Attending School M	235
C137 Attending School F	234
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	219
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	205
C14 CASH FARM	599,850
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C140 Deaf and Dumb M	3
C141 Deaf and Dumb F	3
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	1
C15 CASH IMP	40,269
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	1
C16 GARDN VALUE	2,837
C16 Under 3 years M	25
C17 LAND HELD	16
C17 Under 3 years F	22
C2 Females	1,477
C20 Under 4 years M	48
C21 Under 4 years F	49
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	46
C25 Under 5 years F	57
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	231
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	209
C3 Total	2,975
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	1
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	2
C32 INDN CRN AC	4
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	181
C33 INDN CRN BU	151
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	174
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	1
C36 TUR AC	6
C37 TUR BU	1,959
C38 CAR BU	4
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	173
C39 MAN WURT AC	2
C4 Members of Family M	1,403
C40 MAN WURT BU	22
C41 BEN BU	18
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	185
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	9
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	102
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	140
C45 MPL SGR LBS	83,534
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	101
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	142
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	5,093
C49 FLAN YRDS	6,307
C5 Members of Family F	1,338
C50 FLX HEM LBS	2,716
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	2,945
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	119
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	169
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	37
C53 MILK COWS	1,445
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	4
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	853
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	121
C55 HORSES	482
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	27
C56 HORSES VAL	29,521
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	2
C57 COLTS FILLIES	99
C58 SHEEP	4,251
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	2
C59 SWINE	2,133
C6 Not Members of Family M	95
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	101
C60 TOT VALUE	83,652
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	11
C61 BUTTER LB	79,926
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	4
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	92
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	11
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	8
C66 FISH SALTED	183
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	76
C68 CAR PLEASURE	754
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	8
C69 VALUE DOL P	14,714
C7 Not Members of Family F	139
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	77
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	6
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	7
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	46
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	5
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	7
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	41
C8 Births in 1860 M	67
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	5
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	12
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	1
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	16
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	6
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	9
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	16
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	12
C9 Births in 1860 F	57
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	7
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	2
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	6
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	5
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	9
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	1
C99 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths F	1
CD NAME	L'Islet
Ireland	4
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,958
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	11
Scotland	2

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC023005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC067008 — 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 Port Joli, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-port-joli-qc023005-1861/.