St. Joachim, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joachim was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.076°N, 70.829°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joachim had a population of 897: 474 male and 423 female residents. Population density was 50.0 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 423 |
| Number of males | 474 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 423 |
| POP M | 474 |
| POP TOT | 897 |
| Total population | 897 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 585 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 889 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 143 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 127 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,095 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,629 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,361 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,907 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,583 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,212 |
| Acres of oats | 1,279 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 296 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 175 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,868 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,373 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 569 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,900 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,044 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,362 |
| BWT BU | 1,868 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 1,907 |
| HAY TONS | 2,918 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 191 |
| Number of chickens | 1,737 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 144 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 132 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 168 |
| Number of milk cows | 574 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 171 |
| Number of other cattle | 513 |
| Number of other fowl | 134 |
| Number of oxen | 165 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 81 |
| Number of sheep | 811 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 360 |
| Number of swine | 374 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 399 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 1,279 |
| OAT BU | 17,373 |
| PEA BU | 569 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 4,900 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 118 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,760 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,143 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,918 |
| WHT AC | 296 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,044 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,143 |
| CATTLE KS | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 585 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 118 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,760 |
| FRN CA | 889 |
| GEESE | 132 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,737 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 168 |
| HOUSES | 143 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 47 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 81 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 264 |
| MILK COWS | 574 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 144 |
| OC TOT | 171 |
| OTHER FOWL | 134 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 513 |
| OTHERS | 8 |
| SHEEP | 811 |
| SHEEP KS | 360 |
| SUP AM | 6,583 |
| SUP FOR | 6,629 |
| SUP JV | 127 |
| SUP PAT | 3,095 |
| SUP SC | 3,361 |
| SUP TOT | 13,212 |
| SWINE | 374 |
| SWINE KS | 399 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 143 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 1,362 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 165 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172009— 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 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-qc172009-1891/.