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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q112912724

St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1861 census)

St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,178. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.300°N, 74.313°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Polycarpe had a population of 3,178: 1,596 male and 1,582 female residents.

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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Polycarpe shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,178 total population, 1,596 males, 1,582 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,528, Female members of the family who are present: 1,494, 1,105 single males, 1,094 single females, 437 married males, 436 married females, 433 adult males unable to read or write, 371 adult females unable to read or write, 337 females attending school, 231 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 88, Males present who are not members of the family: 68, 63 male births, 62 female births, 54 widowed males, 52 widowed females, 3 deaf and dumb females, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 218 females aged 5 to 10, 215 males aged 5 to 10, 207 single males aged 20 to 30, 204 single females aged 10 to 15, 173 single females aged 15 to 20, 171 single males aged 10 to 15, 168 single males aged 15 to 20, 166 single females aged 20 to 30, 112 married females aged 30 to 40, 111 married males aged 30 to 40, 100 married females aged 20 to 30, 95 married males aged 50 to 60, 88 married females aged 40 to 50, 84 married females aged 50 to 60, 76 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 married males aged 60 to 70, 63 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 males aged 2 to 3, 53 females age 3 to 4, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 41 males aged 1 to 2, 38 married females aged 60 to 70, 38 single females aged 30 to 40, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 25 single females aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 70 to 80, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 60 to 70, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 single females aged 50 to 60, 13 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,122 French Canadians, 40 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $803,207 value farms (dollars), $88,860 value all livestock, 77,584 bushels of oats, 48,615 pounds of homemade butter, $43,887 value horses aged over 3 years, $41,670 value farm implements in dollars, 28,700 bushels of spring wheat, 21,862 acres of land in farms, 18,911 bushels of barley, 18,092 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,406 bushels of peas, 13,517 acres of farmland under crops, 12,290 bushels of potatoes, $7,020 value garden and orchard crops, 6,168 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,337 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,162 acres of oats, 3,770 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,538 bushels of buckwheat, 3,049 pounds of maple sugar, 2,791 acres of spring wheat, 2,108 sheep, 1,390 tons of hay, 1,290 swine, 1,252 acres of peas, 1,193 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,091 milk cows, 1,085 acres of barley, 787 horses aged over 3 years, 717 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 657 calves and heifers, 635 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 632 bulls, oxen, or steers, 451 barrels of pork, 424 acres of buckwheat, 415 barrels of beef, 340 horses aged 3 years and under, 321 occupants of farms, 293 bushels of rye, 238 acres of farmland in gardens, 211 bushels of corn, 207 acres of potatoes, 198 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 174 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 159 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 90 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 50 bushels of carrots, 40 acres of rye, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 bushels of beans, 13 acres of corn, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,278 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,493 yards of flannel, 3,038 yards of fulled cloth, 870 yards of linen, 290 carriages for pleasure, $32 value carriages for hire (dollars), 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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. Polycarpe, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc049006-1861/.