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 |
|---|---|
| 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,654 total population, 835 females, 819 males, 531 married persons, 291 families, 266 married females, 265 married males, 72 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,051 single persons under 18, 526 single females under 18, 525 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 274 inhabited houses, 274 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 50,947 bushels of potatoes, 39,590 bushels of oats, 29,614 bushels of peas and beans, 12,766 bushels of other root crops, 5,737 bushels of corn, 3,771 bushels of buckwheat, 3,713 bushels of barley, 2,594 bushels of spring wheat, 1,645 tons of hay, 1,507 acres of hay crops, 1,040 bushels of turnips, 328 acres of wheat, 316 acres of potatoes, 62 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Linda Hayr | 1839–1912 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,654 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.