St. Cyprien, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Cyprien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,579. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.179°N, 73.402°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Cyprien had a population of 4,579: 2,240 male and 2,339 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,495 |
| 1861 | 4,579 |
| 1871 | 3,273 |
| 1881 | 1,887 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,421 |
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. Cyprien shared boundaries with:
- Sherrington
- St. Bernard de Lacolle
- St. Jacques le Mineur
- St. Valentin
- Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,579 total population, 2,339 females, 2,240 males, Female members of the family who are present: 2,218, Male members of the family who are present: 2,099, 1,540 single females, 1,500 single males, 692 married females, 692 married males, 518 adult females unable to read or write, 430 females attending school, 421 males attending school, 400 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 141, Females present who are not members of the family: 121, 107 widowed females, 90 male births, 82 female births, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 309 females aged 5 to 10, 307 males aged 5 to 10, 294 single females aged 10 to 15, 279 single females aged 15 to 20, 274 single males aged 10 to 15, 269 married females aged 20 to 30, 215 married males aged 30 to 40, 215 single males aged 15 to 20, 205 married females aged 30 to 40, 205 married males aged 20 to 30, 197 single males aged 20 to 30, 178 single females aged 20 to 30, 151 married males aged 40 to 50, 117 males aged 1 to 2, 114 married females aged 40 to 50, 93 females aged 1 to 2, 84 females aged 2 to 3, 79 males aged 2 to 3, 78 males aged 3 to 4, 77 males aged 4 to 5, 76 females aged 4 to 5, 73 females age 3 to 4, 69 married males aged 50 to 60, 59 married females aged 50 to 60, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 31 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 29 single females aged 30 to 40, 25 single females aged 50 to 60, 25 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,357 French Canadians, 147 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 114 persons originating in Ireland, 30 persons originating in the United States, 16 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,065,963 value farms (dollars), 134,746 bushels of oats, $125,075 value all livestock, $51,184 value horses aged over 3 years, 42,754 bushels of potatoes, $35,209 value farm implements in dollars, 31,211 pounds of homemade butter, 28,443 acres of land in farms, 23,928 bushels of spring wheat, 21,637 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,267 acres of farmland under crops, 13,730 bushels of peas, 12,307 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 11,372 bushels of barley, 8,666 pounds of maple sugar, 8,513 bushels of buckwheat, 8,495 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,806 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,157 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,157 acres of oats, $3,948 value garden and orchard crops, 3,518 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,935 sheep, 2,678 bushels of carrots, 2,351 acres of spring wheat, 1,415 swine, 1,351 calves and heifers, 1,349 tons of hay, 1,286 milk cows, 1,171 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,095 horses aged over 3 years, 1,023 acres of peas, 957 acres of buckwheat, 875 barrels of pork, 859 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 821 bushels of corn, 754 bushels of turnips, 546 acres of barley, 457 occupants of farms, 456 horses aged 3 years and under, 448 acres of potatoes, 292 barrels of beef, 213 acres of farmland in gardens, 181 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 94 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 72 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 60 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 bushels of beans, 38 acres of corn, 30 pounds of hops, 23 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $20,857 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,969 yards of linen, 3,846 yards of flannel, 3,576 yards of fulled cloth, $2,760 value carriages for hire (dollars), 788 carriages for pleasure, 171 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, 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 females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC037001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC161008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462008
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville
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. Cyprien, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cyprien-qc037001-1861/.