St. Joachim, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 923. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.076°N, 70.829°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Joachim had a population of 923: 467 male and 456 female residents. Population density was 51.5 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Joachim, 1861 (25.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 456 |
| Number of males | 467 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 923 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 587 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 129 |
| Number of occupied houses | 130 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 562 |
| BWT BU | 245 |
| CRN BU | 52 |
| HAY AC | 1,076 |
| HAY TONS | 1,210 |
| OAT BU | 45,292 |
| PEA BU | 609 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 16,074 |
| RYE BU | 314 |
| Total area (acres) | 9,320 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,101 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 334 |
| AREA | 9,320 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| FEMALE | 456 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 130 |
| INHABITED | 129 |
| MALE | 467 |
| MARRIED F | 150 |
| MARRIED M | 151 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 301 |
| POPULATION | 923 |
| ROOT BU | 323 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 278 |
| SINGLE M | 309 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 587 |
| TUR BU | 1,217 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148010— 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 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-qc148010-1871/.