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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462513. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,496 |
| 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,622 total population, 1,312 males, 1,310 females, 745 married persons, 460 families, 373 married males, 372 married females, 110 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,767 single persons under 18, 891 single males under 18, 876 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 322 inhabited houses, 322 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 76,894 bushels of potatoes, 27,321 bushels of oats, 13,274 bushels of spring wheat, 3,352 acres of hay crops, 3,196 tons of hay, 2,739 bushels of barley, 2,148 bushels of turnips, 1,813 bushels of other root crops, 1,666 bushels of peas and beans, 1,609 acres of wheat, 1,357 bushels of rye, 631 acres of potatoes, 129 bushels of buckwheat, 94 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 54 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Salluste Duval | 1852–1917 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,622 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q3462513
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
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/.