St. Jean Port Joli, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean Port Joli was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.196°N, 70.249°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean Port Joli had a population of 2,622: 1,312 male and 1,310 female residents. Population density was 95.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jean Port Joli shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 460 |
| Number of families | 460 |
| Number of females | 1,310 |
| Number of males | 1,312 |
| Number of married females | 372 |
| Number of married males | 373 |
| Number of married persons | 745 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP TOT | 2,622 |
| Total population | 2,622 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 876 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 891 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,767 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 322 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,352 |
| Acres of potatoes | 631 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,609 |
| BAR BU | 2,739 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,739 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,321 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,813 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,666 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 76,894 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,357 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,274 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,148 |
| BWT BU | 129 |
| CRN BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 3,352 |
| HAY TONS | 3,196 |
| OAT BU | 27,321 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,666 |
| POT AC | 631 |
| POT BU | 76,894 |
| RYE BU | 1,357 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,196 |
| WHT AC | 1,609 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,274 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 876 |
| C UNMD M | 891 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,767 |
| D OCC | 322 |
| FEMALE | 1,310 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| H INHAB | 322 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 1,312 |
| MD F | 372 |
| MD M | 373 |
| MD TOT | 745 |
| NUMBER CD | 43 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,813 |
| TUR BU | 2,148 |
| WID F | 62 |
| WID M | 48 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-port-joli-qc043003-1881/.