St. Joachim, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.353°N, 73.759°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joachim had a population of 1,560: 802 male and 758 female residents. Population density was 85.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 285 |
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 758 |
| Number of males | 802 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of married persons | 476 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 758 |
| POP M | 802 |
| POP TOT | 1,560 |
| Total population | 1,560 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,017 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,523 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 37 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 278 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 48 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 227 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 254 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 137 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 279 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 252 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 343 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,078 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,427 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,887 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,030 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,308 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,735 |
| Acres of oats | 2,715 |
| Acres of potatoes | 311 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 238 |
| BAR AC | 252 |
| BAR BU | 3,985 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,985 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,793 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,506 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,147 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,030 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,024 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,262 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,131 |
| BWT BU | 9,793 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 3 |
| CRN BU | 2,506 |
| HAY AC | 2,030 |
| HAY TONS | 1,979 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 617 |
| Number of chickens | 12,653 |
| Number of ducks | 274 |
| Number of employees on farms | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 193 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 313 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 254 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 492 |
| Number of milk cows | 739 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 231 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,058 |
| Number of other fowl | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 88 |
| Number of sheep | 817 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 384 |
| Number of swine | 1,382 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 890 |
| Number of turkeys | 613 |
| OAT AC | 2,715 |
| OAT BU | 37,147 |
| PEA BU | 11,030 |
| POT AC | 311 |
| POT BU | 39,024 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 573 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,226 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 72,662 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,979 |
| WHT AC | 238 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,262 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 242 |
| BUTTER LB | 72,662 |
| CATTLE KS | 617 |
| CHEESE LB | 573 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 479 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 538 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,017 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 254 |
| DUCKS | 274 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,226 |
| FRN CA | 1,523 |
| GEESE | 313 |
| GRA BU | 127 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,653 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 492 |
| HOUSES | 278 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 254 |
| HOUSES S | 48 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 137 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 227 |
| INF 11 A | 88 |
| MD FEM | 238 |
| MD MALE | 238 |
| MD TOT | 476 |
| MILK COWS | 739 |
| NAME CD | Chateauguay |
| OC E | 22 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 193 |
| OC TOT | 231 |
| OTHER FOWL | 69 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,058 |
| OTHERS | 37 |
| SHEEP | 817 |
| SHEEP KS | 384 |
| SILOS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 11,308 |
| SUP FOR | 2,427 |
| SUP JV | 343 |
| SUP PAT | 1,078 |
| SUP SC | 9,887 |
| SUP TOT | 13,735 |
| SWINE | 1,382 |
| SWINE KS | 890 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 279 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 6,131 |
| TURKEY | 613 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joachim-qc148004-1891/.