St. Joachim, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 959. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.076°N, 70.829°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Joachim had a population of 959: 488 male and 471 female residents. Population density was 53.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,068 |
| 1861 | 1,296 |
| 1871 | 923 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 853 |
| 1911 | 853 |
| 1921 | 940 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 471 |
| Number of males | 488 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 287 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 959 |
| Total population | 959 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 628 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 148 |
| Number of occupied houses | 148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,176 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 475 |
| BAR BU | 715 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 715 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 998 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,153 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 454 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 756 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,529 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,500 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 444 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 998 |
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 1,176 |
| HAY TONS | 2,734 |
| OAT BU | 31,153 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 756 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 9,529 |
| RYE BU | 253 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,734 |
| WHT AC | 475 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,500 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 302 |
| C UNMD M | 326 |
| C UNMD TOT | 628 |
| D OCC | 148 |
| FEMALE | 471 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H INHAB | 148 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 488 |
| MD F | 142 |
| MD M | 145 |
| MD TOT | 287 |
| NUMBER CD | 78 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 454 |
| TUR BU | 444 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912408
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-qc078010-1881/.