St. Joachim, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.166°N, 70.778°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Joachim had a population of 1,296: 669 male and 627 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,068 |
| 1861 | 1,296 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joachim, 1871 (25.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Tite, 1871 (74.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,296 total population, 669 males, 627 females, Male members of the family who are present: 616, Female members of the family who are present: 598, 445 single males, 405 single females, 206 married males, 200 married females, 156 adult males unable to read or write, 103 females attending school, 98 adult females unable to read or write, 74 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 53, Females present who are not members of the family: 29, 22 widowed females, 20 female births, 19 male births, 18 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 105 males aged 5 to 10, 97 females aged 5 to 10, 89 single females aged 10 to 15, 87 single males aged 10 to 15, 77 single males aged 15 to 20, 62 married females aged 30 to 40, 56 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 married males aged 30 to 40, 54 single females aged 15 to 20, 48 married females aged 20 to 30, 47 single males aged 20 to 30, 46 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 males of unknown age, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,272 French Canadians, 19 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $339,990 value farms (dollars), 46,738 pounds of maple sugar, $31,748 value all livestock, 31,409 bushels of oats, 30,031 pounds of homemade butter, 20,502 acres of land in farms, 14,623 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,304 value horses aged over 3 years, $10,135 value farm implements in dollars, 6,957 bushels of potatoes, 5,879 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,795 bushels of spring wheat, 3,650 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,504 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,194 acres of farmland under crops, 2,028 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,936 sheep, 1,810 bushels of barley, 1,616 tons of hay, 1,409 acres of oats, 1,270 bushels of rye, $1,010 value garden and orchard crops, 632 calves and heifers, 518 bushels of peas, 485 milk cows, 400 acres of spring wheat, 389 bulls, oxen, or steers, 345 bushels of buckwheat, 320 barrels of pork, 308 swine, 219 horses aged over 3 years, 186 occupants of farms, 109 acres of rye, 106 bushels of beans, 90 acres of barley, 79 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 74 acres of potatoes, 74 barrels of beef, 47 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 46 acres of peas, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 acres of farmland in gardens, 35 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 acres of buckwheat, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of carrots, 13 bushels of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,078 yards of linen, 1,896 yards of flannel, 1,255 yards of fulled cloth, $630 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 11 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 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: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC036009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC036009— 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 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. Joachim, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joachim-qc036009-1861/.