Ripon, Quebec (1861 census)
Ripon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 609. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138732141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.795°N, 75.147°W.
Population
In 1861, Ripon had a population of 609.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 609 |
| 1871 | 1,409 |
| 1881 | 1,602 |
| 1891 | 1,557 |
| 1901 | 1,827 |
| 1911 | 1,820 |
| 1921 | 1,582 |
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 Petite Nation, 1851 (19.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ripon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 609 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 609 French Canadians, 14 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $19,810 value farms (dollars), 12,897 acres of land in farms, 10,895 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,415 bushels of potatoes, 8,982 bushels of oats, $7,567 value all livestock, 5,841 pounds of maple sugar, $3,380 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,277 bushels of barley, 2,002 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,982 bushels of rye, 1,479 acres of farmland under crops, 1,102 bushels of buckwheat, 1,089 bushels of peas, 1,082 bushels of turnips, $700 value farm implements in dollars, 518 acres of farmland in pasture, 443 pounds of wool produced on farms, 439 acres of oats, 438 bushels of spring wheat, 396 bushels of winter wheat, 193 sheep, 178 tons of hay, 177 acres of barley, 173 acres of rye, 154 swine, 125 milk cows, 119 occupants of farms, 113 calves and heifers, 107 acres of peas, 92 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 89 acres of potatoes, 89 barrels of pork, 77 bulls, oxen, or steers, 75 horses aged over 3 years, 54 acres of buckwheat, 43 acres of spring wheat, 29 acres of winter wheat, 24 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 355 yards of flannel, $135 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 129 yards of fulled cloth, 7 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062045— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138732141
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). "Ripon, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ripon-qc039033-1861/.