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 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 density was 52.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 823 |
| 1901 | 800 |
| 1911 | 805 |
| 1921 | 509 |
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 142 |
| Number of families | 142 |
| Number of females | 442 |
| Number of males | 381 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 442 |
| POP M | 381 |
| POP TOT | 823 |
| Total population | 823 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 487 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 804 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 19 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 142 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 35 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 103 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 348 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 177 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,243 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 868 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,337 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,593 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,757 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,625 |
| Acres of oats | 2,574 |
| Acres of potatoes | 382 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 452 |
| BAR AC | 348 |
| BAR BU | 3,710 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,710 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,185 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,108 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,887 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,235 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,066 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 135 |
| BWT BU | 5,185 |
| CRN BU | 261 |
| HAY AC | 2,593 |
| HAY TONS | 3,256 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 170 |
| Number of chickens | 9,285 |
| Number of ducks | 73 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 115 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 191 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 377 |
| Number of milk cows | 570 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 126 |
| Number of other cattle | 423 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 506 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 195 |
| Number of swine | 584 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 334 |
| Number of turkeys | 880 |
| OAT AC | 2,574 |
| OAT BU | 25,108 |
| PEA BU | 4,887 |
| POT AC | 382 |
| POT BU | 21,235 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,647 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,860 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,256 |
| WHT AC | 452 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,066 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,860 |
| CATTLE KS | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 487 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,647 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 191 |
| DUCKS | 73 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 804 |
| GEESE | 115 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,285 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 377 |
| HOUSES | 142 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES S | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 103 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 304 |
| MILK COWS | 570 |
| NAME CD | Jacques-Cartier |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 116 |
| OC TOT | 126 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 423 |
| OTHERS | 19 |
| SHEEP | 506 |
| SHEEP KS | 195 |
| SUP AM | 9,757 |
| SUP FOR | 868 |
| SUP JV | 177 |
| SUP PAT | 2,243 |
| SUP SC | 7,337 |
| SUP TOT | 10,625 |
| SWINE | 584 |
| SWINE KS | 334 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 142 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 135 |
| TURKEY | 880 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076009— 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 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/.