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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec

St. Jean, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Jean was a census subdivision in 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 had a population of 2,975: 1,498 male and 1,477 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

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

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,975 total population, 1,498 males, 1,477 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,403, Female members of the family who are present: 1,338, 1,003 single males, 973 single females, 467 married males, 454 married females, 235 males attending school, 234 females attending school, 219 adult males unable to read or write, 205 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 139, Males present who are not members of the family: 95, 67 male births, 57 female births, 50 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 3 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 231 males aged 5 to 10, 209 females aged 5 to 10, 185 single females aged 15 to 20, 181 single males aged 10 to 15, 174 single females aged 10 to 15, 173 single males aged 15 to 20, 142 single females aged 20 to 30, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 121 married females aged 30 to 40, 119 married males aged 30 to 40, 102 married males aged 20 to 30, 101 married females aged 20 to 30, 101 married males aged 40 to 50, 92 married females aged 40 to 50, 77 married females aged 50 to 60, 76 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 females aged 4 to 5, 49 females age 3 to 4, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 46 married males aged 60 to 70, 41 married females aged 60 to 70, 37 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 single females aged 30 to 40, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,958 French Canadians, 11 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $599,850 value farms (dollars), $83,652 value all livestock, 83,534 pounds of maple sugar, 81,550 bushels of potatoes, 79,926 pounds of homemade butter, 42,197 acres of land in farms, $40,269 value farm implements in dollars, 30,063 bushels of oats, $29,521 value horses aged over 3 years, 22,155 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,042 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,994 bushels of spring wheat, 9,989 acres of farmland under crops, 9,907 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,324 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,251 sheep, 3,498 bushels of barley, 3,193 bushels of rye, $2,837 value garden and orchard crops, 2,716 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,641 tons of hay, 2,361 acres of oats, 2,133 swine, 2,117 acres of spring wheat, 2,033 bushels of peas, 1,959 bushels of turnips, 1,445 milk cows, 853 calves and heifers, 556 acres of potatoes, 520 acres of rye, 482 horses aged over 3 years, 417 barrels of pork, 350 occupants of farms, 282 acres of peas, 282 barrels of beef, 236 acres of barley, 169 bulls, oxen, or steers, 151 bushels of corn, 146 acres of farmland in gardens, 118 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 99 horses aged 3 years and under, 83 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 71 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 54 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 18 bushels of beans, 16 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 acres of turnips, 4 acres of corn, 4 bushels of carrots, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,714 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,307 yards of flannel, 5,093 yards of fulled cloth, 2,945 yards of linen, 754 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 183 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, 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 males aged 1 to 2: 2, 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 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 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-qc023005-1861/.