St. Joseph, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Joseph (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Beauce County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,079. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.323°N, 70.864°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Joseph had a population of 3,079: 1,544 male and 1,535 female residents. Population density was 33.9 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1861	3,079
1871	2,981
1881	2,838
1891	2,128
1901	2,180
1911	1,832
1921	1,560

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 321 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (26 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,486
Females present who are not members of the family	39
Male members of the family who are present	1,484
Males present who are not members of the family	70
Number of adult females unable to read or write	461
Number of adult males unable to read or write	519
Number of blind males	1
Number of female births in the past year	60
Number of females	1,535
Number of females attending school	223
Number of lunatic females	3
Number of lunatic males	5
Number of male births in the past year	61
Number of males	1,544
Number of males attending school	228
Number of married females	464
Number of married males	480
Number of single females	1,029
Number of single males	1,030
Number of widowed females	42
Number of widowed males	34
POP FX N.1	1,535
POP MX N.1	1,544
POP TOT	3,079
POP XX N.1	3,079
Total population	3,079

Age structure (54 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	47
Number of females aged 1 to 2	72
Number of females aged 2 to 3	57
Number of females aged 4 to 5	69
Number of females aged 5 to 10	217
Number of males aged 1 to 2	59
Number of males aged 2 to 3	60
Number of males aged 3 to 4	64
Number of males aged 4 to 5	62
Number of males aged 5 to 10	200
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	10
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	143
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	129
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	85
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	45
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	39
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	10
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	3
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	3
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	120
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	134
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	94
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	75
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	34
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	15
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	4
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	179
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	179
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	120
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	15
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	3
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	3
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	191
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	166
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	144
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	11
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	5
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	10
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	11
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	6
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	9
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	4
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	6
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	8
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	7
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	5
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	4

Ethnic origin (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	3,033
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	30
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	5
Number of persons originating in Ireland	9
Number of persons originating in the United States	2

Agriculture (73 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	364
Acres of buckwheat	194
Acres of corn	1
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	62
Acres of farmland in gardens	89
Acres of farmland in pasture	7,103
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	8,324
Acres of farmland under crops	13,369
Acres of farmland under cultivation	20,561
Acres of land in farms	28,885
Acres of mangel wurtzel	2
Acres of oats	3,698
Acres of peas	418
Acres of potatoes	228
Acres of rye	46
Acres of spring wheat	331
Acres of turnips	5
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	64
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	763
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	4,620
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	30
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	1,344
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	14
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	8
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	9
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	20
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	17,331
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	3,154
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	18,458
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	56
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	2,770
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	204
C20 WHT SP AC	40
C21 WHT SP BU	377
C22 BAR AC	496
C23 BAR BU	6,181
C24 RYE AC	20
C25 RYE BU	567
C26 PEA AC	245
C27 PEA BU	2,364
C28 OAT AC	4,281
C29 OAT BU	61,104
C30 BWT AC	32
C31 BWT BU	319
C34 POT AC	420
C35 POT BU	16,762
C43 HAY TONS	5,738
C47 WOOL LBS	5,971
C63 BEEF BAR	187
C64 PORK BAR	825
HRS ov03 V	22,136
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	1,429
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	80
Number of horses aged over 3 years	359
Number of milk cows	1,075
Number of occupants of farms	276
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	6
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	81
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	43
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	125
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	21
Number of sheep	2,624
Number of swine	999
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	16
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	4,445
Pounds of homemade butter	34,543
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	49,608
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	5,971
Tons of hay produced in the past year	2,495
Value of all livestock	62,174
Value of farm implements in dollars	10,316
Value of farms (dollars)	327,205
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	1,241

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	510
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	7,247
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	5,346
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,055
Yards of linen produced in the past year	4,821

Deaths & mortality (18 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80	2
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	11
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90	3
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	11
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	22

Other recorded variables (140 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	325
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	9
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	122
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	118
C07 OCC OVR 200	76
C08 HELD	43,629
C09 UNDR CULT	20,561
C1 Males	1,544
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	10,028
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	1
C11 UNDR PAST	10,174
C12 GARDENS	124
C12 Under 2 Years M	59
C120 Married M	480
C121 Single M	1,030
C122 Widowed M	34
C123 Total M	1,544
C124 Married F	464
C125 Single F	1,029
C126 Widows F	42
C127 Total F	1,535
C128 Grand Total	3,079
C129 Deaths M	11
C13 Under 2 Years F	72
C13 WOOD WILD	23,303
C130 Deaths F	11
C131 Deaths Total	22
C136 Attending School M	228
C137 Attending School F	223
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	519
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	461
C14 CASH FARM	327,205
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	1
C142 Blind M	1
C144 Lunatics M	5
C145 Lunatics F	3
C15 CASH IMP	14,746
C16 GARDN VALUE	3,178
C16 Under 3 years M	60
C17 LAND HELD	28
C17 Under 3 years F	57
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	1
C2 Females	1,535
C20 Under 4 years M	64
C21 Under 4 years F	47
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	62
C25 Under 5 years F	69
C27 Deaths under 5 years F	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	200
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	217
C3 Total	3,079
C30 Deaths between 5 and 10 years M	1
C31 Deaths between 5 and 10 years F	1
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	191
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	179
C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F	1
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	3
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	166
C4 Members of Family M	1,484
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	10
C41 BEN BU	1
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	179
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	2
C42 CLV TIM GRA	4
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	120
C44 HOP LBS	6
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	144
C45 MPL SGR LBS	115,465
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	143
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	120
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	4,581
C49 FLAN YRDS	9,025
C5 Members of Family F	1,486
C50 FLX HEM LBS	6,069
C51 LIN YRDS	7,649
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	134
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	2,076
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	11
C53 MILK COWS	1,075
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	4
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	2,054
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	129
C55 HORSES	485
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	15
C56 HORSES VAL	99,187
C57 COLTS FILLIES	80
C58 SHEEP	3,754
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	1
C59 SWINE	873
C6 Not Members of Family M	70
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	94
C60 TOT VALUE	118,885
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	5
C61 BUTTER LB	63,534
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	6
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	85
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	5
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	10
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	75
C68 CAR PLEASURE	292
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	5
C69 VALUE DOL P	7,687
C7 Not Members of Family F	39
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	8
C70 CAR HIRE	14
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	45
C71 VALUE DOL H	225
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	3
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	6
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	34
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	7
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	39
C8 Births in 1860 M	61
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	3
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	11
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	15
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	5
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	10
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	6
C9 Births in 1860 F	60
C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F	2
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	4
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	4
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	3
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	2
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	9
C98 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths M	3
CD NAME	Beauce
England and Wales	5
Ireland	9
Natives of Canada French Origin	3,033
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	30
United States	2

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC005016 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC040013 — 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 1861 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. Joseph, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-qc005016-1861/.