St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 823. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.454°N, 73.832°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire had a population of 823: 381 male and 442 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 823 |
| 1901 | 800 |
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 Pointe Claire, 1881 (87.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire shared boundaries with:
- Lachine
- St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire, Village
- St. Laurent
- Ste. Anne (du Bout de l’île)
- Ste. Geneviève
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 823 total population, 442 females, 381 males, 304 married persons, 152 married females, 152 married males, 142 families, 32 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 487 single persons under 18, 269 single females under 18, 218 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 804 French Canadians, 19 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 142 houses, 142 occupied houses, 121 houses of 1 story, 103 houses built of wood, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses built of stone, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,860 pounds of homemade butter, 25,108 bushels of oats, 21,235 bushels of potatoes, 10,625 acres of land in farms, 9,757 acres of improved land in farms, 9,285 chickens, 7,337 acres of farmland under crops, 5,185 bushels of buckwheat, 4,887 bushels of peas, 3,710 bushels of barley, 3,256 tons of hay, 2,593 acres of hay crops, 2,574 acres of oats, 2,243 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,066 bushels of spring wheat, 1,647 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 880 turkeys, 868 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 584 swine, 570 milk cows, 506 sheep, 452 acres of wheat, 423 other cattle, 382 acres of potatoes, 377 horses aged over 3 years, 348 acres of barley, 334 swine slaughtered or sold, 261 bushels of corn, 195 sheep slaughtered or sold, 191 horses aged 3 years and under, 177 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 170 cattle killed or sold, 135 bushels of turnips, 126 occupants of farms, 116 farm occupants who own their land, 115 geese, 73 ducks, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 bushels of beans, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912403
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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. Joachim de la Pointe Claire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joachim-de-la-pointe-claire-qc158007-1891/.