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Year: 1851  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q112912724

St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1851 census)

St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,141. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.293°N, 74.349°W.

Population

In 1851, St. Polycarpe had a population of 4,141: 2,096 male and 2,045 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.

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, St. Polycarpe shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,141 total population, 2,096 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,061, 2,045 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,993, 1,431 single males, 1,379 single females, 682 families, 640 married males, 603 married females, 337 males attending school, 284 females attending school, 96 male births, 92 female births, 63 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 52, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, 25 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 9, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 319 males aged 5 to 10, 285 females aged 5 to 10, 265 single females aged 10 to 15, 236 single males aged 10 to 15, 234 single females aged 15 to 20, 230 single males aged 15 to 20, 204 married females aged 20 to 30, 192 married males aged 30 to 40, 172 males under age 1, 170 married females aged 30 to 40, 167 married males aged 20 to 30, 135 single males aged 20 to 30, 133 females under age 1, 125 married males aged 40 to 50, 124 single females aged 20 to 30, 107 married females aged 40 to 50, 88 married males aged 50 to 60, 85 females aged 1 to 2, 81 males aged 1 to 2, 78 males aged 3 to 4, 70 females age 3 to 4, 69 females aged 2 to 3, 67 females aged 4 to 5, 66 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 married females aged 15 to 20, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 married males aged 15 to 20, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,384 French Canadians, 644 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 72 persons originating in Scotland, 28 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 301,855 tons of hay, 55,610 bushels of oats, 51,809 pounds of homemade butter, 41,159 bushels of wheat, 29,957 acres of land in farms, 18,003 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,702 bushels of peas, 12,950 acres of farmland under crops, 11,954 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,001 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,231 bushels of potatoes, 5,009 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,604 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,034 sheep, 3,891 pounds of maple sugar, 3,738 pounds of tobacco, 3,446 acres of wheat, 2,869 bushels of buckwheat, 2,714 acres of oats, 2,388 swine, 1,784 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,538 milk cows, 1,402 bushels of barley, 1,300 acres of peas, 1,253 horses, 1,155 barrels of pork, 1,034 calves and heifers, 717 bushels of corn, 532 occupants of farms, 465 acres of potatoes, 340 bushels of rye, 269 bulls, oxen, or steers, 237 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 229 acres of buckwheat, 225 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 169 bushels of turnips, 154 barrels of beef, 148 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 124 acres of barley, 100 bushels of carrots, 75 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 62 acres of corn, 48 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 bushels of beans, 30 acres of rye, 28 pounds of hops, 22 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,181 yards of flannel, 317 yards of linen, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water,   carding and fulling mills,   carding and fulling mills not reporting,   carding and fulling mills reporting,   carding and fulling mills returning capital,   employees in carding and fulling mills,   employees in grist mills,   employees in saw mills,   employees in tanneries,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   grist mills returning capital,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   saw mills returning capital,   tanneries,   tanneries not reporting,   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),   yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 59S7 yards of fulled cloth.   feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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). "St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc081006-1851/.