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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 923 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 853 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 923 total population, 467 males, 456 females, 301 married persons, 175 families, 151 married males, 150 married females, 35 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 587 single persons under 18, 309 single males under 18, 278 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 130 occupied houses, 129 inhabited houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 9,320 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.