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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Joachim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 897 total population, 474 males, 423 females, 264 married persons, 149 families, 132 married females, 132 married males, 48 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 585 single persons under 18, 319 single males under 18, 266 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 889 French Canadians, 8 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 143 houses, 143 occupied houses, 124 houses of 1 story, 93 houses built of wood, 47 houses built of stone, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 45,143 pounds of homemade butter, 17,373 bushels of oats, 13,212 acres of land in farms, 6,629 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,583 acres of improved land in farms, 4,900 bushels of potatoes, 3,361 acres of farmland under crops, 3,095 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,044 bushels of spring wheat, 2,918 tons of hay, 2,760 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,907 acres of hay crops, 1,868 bushels of buckwheat, 1,737 chickens, 1,362 bushels of turnips, 1,279 acres of oats, 811 sheep, 574 milk cows, 569 bushels of peas, 513 other cattle, 399 swine slaughtered or sold, 374 swine, 360 sheep slaughtered or sold, 296 acres of wheat, 191 cattle killed or sold, 175 bushels of barley, 171 occupants of farms, 168 horses aged over 3 years, 165 oxen, 144 farm occupants who own their land, 134 other fowl, 132 geese, 127 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 118 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 81 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 69 acres of potatoes, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 49 bushels of beans, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 ducks, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 acres of turnips, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 acres of barley, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of corn, 4 turkeys, 3 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.