St. Jean, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Jean was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,433. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.938°N, 70.909°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Jean had a population of 1,433: 724 male and 709 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,281 |
| 1861 | 1,433 |
| 1871 | 1,436 |
| 1881 | 1,412 |
| 1891 | 1,277 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 940 |
| 1921 | 812 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,433 total population, 724 males, 709 females, Male members of the family who are present: 685, Female members of the family who are present: 670, 497 single males, 468 single females, 216 married males, 205 married females, 111 males attending school, 100 females attending school, 91 adult males unable to read or write, 50 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 39, Males present who are not members of the family: 39, 36 widowed females, 16 female births, 14 male births, 11 widowed males, 5 lunatic females, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 112 males aged 5 to 10, 100 females aged 5 to 10, 94 single males aged 10 to 15, 82 single females aged 10 to 15, 74 single males aged 15 to 20, 72 single females aged 15 to 20, 68 single males aged 20 to 30, 57 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 50 married females aged 20 to 30, 49 married males aged 30 to 40, 48 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 27 males of unknown age, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 females age 3 to 4, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 13 females of unknown age, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,429 French Canadians, 2 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $213,110 value farms (dollars), $34,144 value all livestock, 33,089 bushels of potatoes, 27,179 bushels of oats, 13,757 pounds of homemade butter, 12,368 pounds of maple sugar, 11,768 acres of land in farms, $9,141 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,564 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,387 value farm implements in dollars, 4,329 acres of farmland under crops, 4,146 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,048 bushels of rye, 3,204 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,688 acres of oats, 2,471 bushels of peas, 2,235 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,223 bushels of spring wheat, $2,111 value garden and orchard crops, 1,624 pounds of flax or hemp, 730 tons of hay, 719 bushels of turnips, 704 sheep, 690 acres of rye, 682 bulls, oxen, or steers, 572 swine, 564 calves and heifers, 458 milk cows, 364 bushels of barley, 351 acres of spring wheat, 330 barrels of pork, 313 acres of peas, 237 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 214 acres of potatoes, 208 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 175 barrels of beef, 140 horses aged over 3 years, 92 occupants of farms, 89 acres of farmland in gardens, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of buckwheat, 34 acres of barley, 33 bushels of beans, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 bushels of corn, 19 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 13 acres of buckwheat, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of carrots, 4 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,982 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,696 yards of linen, 1,445 yards of flannel, 1,409 yards of fulled cloth, 159 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| F.-X. (François-Xavier) Toussaint | 1821–1895 | born here |
| François-Alexandre-Hubert La Rue | 1833–1881 | born here |
| Louis-Philippe Turcotte | 1842–1878 | born here |
| Joseph Contant | 1848–1938 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC036008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462540
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
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-qc036008-1861/.