St. Justin, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Justin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,646. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.253°N, 73.102°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Justin had a population of 1,646: 846 male and 800 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,646 |
| 1871 | 1,578 |
| 1891 | 1,677 |
| 1901 | 1,619 |
| 1911 | 1,435 |
| 1921 | 1,393 |
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 Maskinongé, 1851 (42.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Justin, 1871 (55.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Justin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,646 total population, 846 males, Male members of the family who are present: 838, 800 females, Female members of the family who are present: 780, 578 single males, 534 single females, 257 married females, 256 married males, 219 adult males unable to read or write, 184 adult females unable to read or write, 116 females attending school, 98 males attending school, 29 male births, 22 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 20, 12 widowed males, 9 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 8. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 150 males aged 5 to 10, 129 females aged 5 to 10, 107 single males aged 10 to 15, 103 single females aged 10 to 15, 92 single females aged 15 to 20, 84 single males aged 15 to 20, 82 married females aged 20 to 30, 77 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 50 married males aged 50 to 60, 44 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 females age 3 to 4, 36 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,640 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $467,797 value farms (dollars), 64,834 bushels of oats, $55,862 value all livestock, $28,261 value horses aged over 3 years, 24,971 pounds of maple sugar, 22,738 pounds of homemade butter, $19,544 value farm implements in dollars, 18,670 acres of land in farms, 13,506 bushels of potatoes, 10,378 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,292 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,072 bushels of peas, 7,401 pounds of flax or hemp, 6,244 acres of farmland under crops, 4,722 bushels of spring wheat, 4,295 acres of oats, 4,065 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,971 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,257 bushels of buckwheat, $3,143 value garden and orchard crops, 1,693 sheep, 1,421 tons of hay, 1,040 bushels of barley, 751 calves and heifers, 650 milk cows, 639 swine, 609 bulls, oxen, or steers, 590 acres of peas, 583 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 532 barrels of pork, 508 bushels of carrots, 486 acres of spring wheat, 396 horses aged over 3 years, 298 bushels of rye, 262 bushels of corn, 232 acres of buckwheat, 230 barrels of beef, 225 occupants of farms, 164 horses aged 3 years and under, 126 acres of potatoes, 124 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 84 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 69 acres of farmland in gardens, 66 bushels of beans, 60 acres of barley, 51 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 40 acres of rye, 40 pounds of hops, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 acres of corn, 10 gallons of cider, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 13,369 yards of linen, $4,976 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,753 yards of flannel, 2,277 yards of fulled cloth, 172 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, 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 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC031005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912472
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. Justin, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-justin-qc031005-1861/.