Simpson, Quebec (1851 census)
Simpson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 87. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.917°N, 72.322°W.
Population
In 1851, Simpson had a population of 87: 53 male and 34 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 87 |
| 1861 | 271 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Simpson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 87 total population, 53 males, Male members of the family who are present: 38, 35 single males, 34 females, Female members of the family who are present: 31, 22 single females, 17 families, 17 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, 12 married females, 4 females attending school, 4 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 8 single males aged 15 to 20, 6 married males aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 10 to 15, 5 males of unknown age, 5 married males aged 20 to 30, 5 single females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 males aged 5 to 10, 4 married females aged 20 to 30, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 10 to 15, 4 single males aged 20 to 30, 3 females aged 5 to 10, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 4 to 5, 1 married females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 62 French Canadians, 23 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 2,402 acres of land in farms, 1,972 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,170 bushels of oats, 980 pounds of maple sugar, 545 pounds of homemade butter, 517 bushels of potatoes, 430 acres of farmland under cultivation, 354 bushels of buckwheat, 244 acres of farmland in pasture, 203 bushels of wheat, 183 acres of farmland under crops, 165 bushels of peas, 80 bushels of corn, 64 pounds of flax or hemp, 58 acres of oats, 42 tons of hay, 29 pounds of wool produced on farms, 27 sheep, 26 bushels of turnips, 24 acres of wheat, 22 milk cows, 21 swine, 19 acres of buckwheat, 18 acres of peas, 14 calves and heifers, 13 barrels of pork, 13 bulls, oxen, or steers, 12 occupants of farms, 10 pounds of tobacco, 9 horses, 7 acres of potatoes, 7 barrels of beef, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 acres of corn, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 bushels of carrots, 3 bushels of rye, 3 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of rye, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 92 yards of flannel, 54 yards of linen, 36 yards of fulled cloth, breweries, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, distilleries reporting, distilleries returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories not reporting, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC018004— 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 1851 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). "Simpson, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/simpson-qc055008-1851/.