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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,560 total population, 802 males, 758 females, 476 married persons, 285 families, 238 married females, 238 married males, 67 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,017 single persons under 18, 538 single males under 18, 479 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,523 French Canadians, 37 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 279 occupied houses, 278 houses, 254 houses of 1 story, 227 houses built of wood, 137 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses built of stone, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 8 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 72,662 pounds of homemade butter, 39,024 bushels of potatoes, 37,147 bushels of oats, 13,735 acres of land in farms, 12,653 chickens, 11,308 acres of improved land in farms, 11,030 bushels of peas, 9,887 acres of farmland under crops, 9,793 bushels of buckwheat, 6,131 bushels of turnips, 3,985 bushels of barley, 2,715 acres of oats, 2,506 bushels of corn, 2,427 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,262 bushels of spring wheat, 2,226 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,030 acres of hay crops, 1,979 tons of hay, 1,382 swine, 1,078 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,058 other cattle, 890 swine slaughtered or sold, 817 sheep, 739 milk cows, 617 cattle killed or sold, 613 turkeys, 573 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 492 horses aged over 3 years, 384 sheep slaughtered or sold, 343 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 313 geese, 311 acres of potatoes, 274 ducks, 254 horses aged 3 years and under, 252 acres of barley, 242 bushels of beans, 238 acres of wheat, 231 occupants of farms, 193 farm occupants who own their land, 127 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 88 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 69 other fowl, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 acres of turnips, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 employees on farms, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 3. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Linda Hayr | 1839–1912 | died here |
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/.