St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Vaudreuil County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,141. 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. Population density was 74.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,141 |
| 1861 | 3,178 |
| 1871 | 3,992 |
| 1881 | 2,603 |
| 1891 | 1,734 |
| 1901 | 1,515 |
| 1911 | 1,327 |
| 1921 | 1,477 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Polycarpe, 1861 (56.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Télesphore, 1861 (43.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Polycarpe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 351 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 682 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 6 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,993 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 52 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2,061 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 9 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 35 |
| Number of blind males | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 682 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 92 |
| Number of females | 2,045 |
| Number of females attending school | 284 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 96 |
| Number of males | 2,096 |
| Number of males attending school | 337 |
| Number of married females | 603 |
| Number of married males | 640 |
| Number of single females | 1,379 |
| Number of single males | 1,431 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| POP | 4,141 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,045 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,096 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,141 |
| Total population | 4,141 |
Age structure (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 70 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 85 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 69 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 67 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 285 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 133 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 81 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 61 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 78 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 56 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 319 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 172 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 204 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 170 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 107 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 66 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 167 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 192 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 125 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 88 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 35 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 265 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 234 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 124 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 26 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 236 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 230 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 135 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 38 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,384 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 644 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 28 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 72 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 124 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 229 |
| Acres of corn | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,009 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,954 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,950 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 18,003 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,957 |
| Acres of oats | 2,714 |
| Acres of peas | 1,300 |
| Acres of potatoes | 465 |
| Acres of rye | 30 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,446 |
| BAR AC | 124 |
| BAR BU | 1,402 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 154 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,155 |
| BEEF BAR | 154 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,402 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,869 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 717 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,610 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 14,702 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,231 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 41,159 |
| BWT AC | 229 |
| BWT BU | 2,869 |
| CRN AC | 62 |
| CRN BU | 717 |
| HAY TONS | 304,855 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 269 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,034 |
| Number of horses | 1,253 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,538 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 532 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 237 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 75 |
| Number of sheep | 4,034 |
| Number of swine | 2,388 |
| OAT AC | 2,714 |
| OAT BU | 55,610 |
| PEA AC | 1,300 |
| PEA BU | 14,702 |
| PORK BAR | 1,155 |
| POT AC | 465 |
| POT BU | 8,231 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,604 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 1,784 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,809 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 28 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 3,891 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 3,738 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,001 |
| RYE AC | 30 |
| RYE BU | 340 |
| TOB LBS | 3,738 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 301,855 |
| WHT AC | 3,446 |
| WHT BU | 41,159 |
| WOOL LBS | 9,001 |
Manufacturing & industry (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 4,181 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 59S7 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 317 |
Deaths & mortality (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 12 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 8 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 22 |
Other recorded variables (142 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 51,809 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BOV | 269 |
| C H | 1,034 |
| C LBS | 4,604 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,096 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,045 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,141 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2,061 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,993 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 35 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 52 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 9 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 6 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 7 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C107 BTWN 90 AND 100 M S | 1 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 96 |
| C126 MD MALE | 640 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,431 |
| C128 WID MALE | 25 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,096 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 92 |
| C130 MD FEM | 603 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,379 |
| C132 WID FEM | 63 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,045 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,141 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 12 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 10 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 22 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 172 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 337 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 284 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C147 BLIND M | 2 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 133 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 8 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 6 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 81 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 85 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 2 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 61 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 69 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 78 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 70 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 56 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 67 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 319 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 285 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 236 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 265 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 10 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 230 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 30 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 234 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 167 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 135 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 204 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 124 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 4 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 192 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 38 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 170 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 26 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 4 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 125 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 7 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 107 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 5 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 6 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 88 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 6 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 66 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 6 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 16 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 35 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 8 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 6 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 20 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 7 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 12 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 19 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 4 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 7 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 3 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 12 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 3 |
| CAR BU | 100 |
| CD NAME | Vaudreuil |
| CROP | 12,950 |
| CULT | 18,003 |
| ENG WLS | 13 |
| FC YRDS | 5,987 |
| FLAN YRDS | 4,184 |
| FLX LBS | 1,784 |
| FREN ORIG | 3,384 |
| GARDEN | 44 |
| GRA BU | 225 |
| HELD | 29,957 |
| HOP LBS | 28 |
| HORSE | 1,253 |
| IRE | 28 |
| LIN YRDS | 317 |
| LINE NO | 1,460 |
| M COWS | 1,538 |
| MPLS LBS | 3,891 |
| NOT FRN | 644 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 22 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 48 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 148 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 237 |
| O OVR 200 | 2 |
| O UNDR 10 | 75 |
| PASTURE | 5,009 |
| SCOT | 72 |
| SHEEP | 4,034 |
| SWINE | 2,388 |
| TOT O | 532 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 169 |
| WOOD | 11,954 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089004— 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). "St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc081006-1851/.