St. Joachim, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.353°N, 73.759°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Joachim had a population of 2,080: 1,063 male and 1,017 female residents. Population density was 113.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,300 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 1,654 |
| 1891 | 1,560 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
| 1911 | 2,145 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 363 |
| Number of females | 1,017 |
| Number of males | 1,063 |
| Number of married females | 309 |
| Number of married males | 312 |
| Number of married persons | 621 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 2,080 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 669 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 731 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,400 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,525 |
| BWT BU | 5,533 |
| CRN BU | 2,411 |
| HAY AC | 1,434 |
| HAY TONS | 1,555 |
| OAT BU | 23,263 |
| PEA BU | 10,872 |
| POT AC | 381 |
| POT BU | 40,280 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,531 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 471 |
| AREA | 12,480 |
| BEN BU | 387 |
| CD | 112 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 363 |
| FEMALE | 1,017 |
| GRA BU | 167 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 326 |
| INHABITED | 326 |
| MALE | 1,063 |
| MARRIED F | 309 |
| MARRIED M | 312 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 621 |
| POPULATION | 2,080 |
| ROOT BU | 4,230 |
| SINGLE F | 669 |
| SINGLE M | 731 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,400 |
| TUR BU | 142 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC112001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joachim-qc112001-1871/.