St. Joachim, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,654. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.353°N, 73.759°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Joachim had a population of 1,654: 819 male and 835 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,300 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 1,654 |
| 1891 | 1,560 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
| 1911 | — |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 291 |
| Number of families | 291 |
| Number of females | 835 |
| Number of males | 819 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 265 |
| Number of married persons | 531 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP TOT | 1,654 |
| Total population | 1,654 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 526 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 525 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,051 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 274 |
| Number of occupied houses | 274 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,507 |
| Acres of potatoes | 316 |
| Acres of wheat | 328 |
| BAR BU | 3,713 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,713 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,771 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,737 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,590 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 12,766 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 29,614 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,947 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,594 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,040 |
| BWT BU | 3,771 |
| CRN BU | 5,737 |
| HAY AC | 1,507 |
| HAY TONS | 1,645 |
| OAT BU | 39,590 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 29,614 |
| POT AC | 316 |
| POT BU | 50,947 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,645 |
| WHT AC | 328 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,594 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 526 |
| C UNMD M | 525 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,051 |
| D OCC | 274 |
| FEMALE | 835 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| H INHAB | 274 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 819 |
| MD F | 266 |
| MD M | 265 |
| MD TOT | 531 |
| NUMBER CD | 71 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 12,766 |
| TUR BU | 1,040 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joachim-qc071007-1881/.