St. Jude, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Jude was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,845. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.803°N, 73.015°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Jude had a population of 1,845: 935 male and 910 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,845 |
| 1871 | 2,133 |
| 1881 | 1,959 |
| 1891 | 2,197 |
| 1901 | 1,609 |
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 contained St. Judes, 1851 (93.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Jude shared boundaries with:
- La Présentation
- St. Aimé
- St. Barnabé
- St. Denis and Convent
- St. Hugues, VL
- St. Marcel
- St. Ours, Parish
- Ste. Victoire
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,845 total population, 935 males, Male members of the family who are present: 925, 910 females, Female members of the family who are present: 892, 607 single males, 581 single females, 316 married males, 301 married females, 282 adult males unable to read or write, 219 adult females unable to read or write, 185 males attending school, 180 females attending school, 42 male births, 38 female births, 28 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 12 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 10, 4 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 142 males aged 5 to 10, 130 females aged 5 to 10, 102 single females aged 10 to 15, 99 married females aged 20 to 30, 97 single males aged 10 to 15, 94 married males aged 30 to 40, 92 single males aged 15 to 20, 82 married males aged 20 to 30, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 73 single females aged 15 to 20, 68 single females aged 20 to 30, 67 single males aged 20 to 30, 50 married females aged 40 to 50, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 42 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 females age 3 to 4, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,845 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $683,788 value farms (dollars), $62,570 value all livestock, 49,172 bushels of oats, $29,209 value horses aged over 3 years, 27,671 acres of land in farms, 23,600 pounds of maple sugar, 23,406 pounds of homemade butter, $21,613 value farm implements in dollars, 19,082 bushels of potatoes, 15,530 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,141 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,776 bushels of spring wheat, 6,924 acres of farmland under crops, 5,217 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,171 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,552 bushels of barley, 3,516 bushels of buckwheat, 2,101 acres of oats, 2,069 sheep, 2,032 bushels of peas, 1,862 pounds of flax or hemp, 899 acres of spring wheat, 770 tons of hay, 742 milk cows, 626 bushels of rye, 596 calves and heifers, 576 bushels of turnips, 555 swine, 518 acres of barley, 455 horses aged over 3 years, 355 barrels of pork, 347 acres of buckwheat, 342 acres of potatoes, 281 occupants of farms, 206 acres of peas, 179 horses aged 3 years and under, 147 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 126 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 119 bushels of corn, 89 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 88 acres of rye, 78 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 53 bulls, oxen, or steers, 29 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 acres of turnips, 17 acres of corn, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 bushels of carrots, 10 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,854 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,611 yards of linen, 3,681 yards of flannel, 3,152 yards of fulled cloth, 534 carriages for pleasure, $20 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462628
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jude,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jude
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. Jude, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jude-qc050008-1861/.