St. Prosper, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Prosper was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,028. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.643°N, 72.298°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Prosper had a population of 1,028: 506 male and 522 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 781 |
| 1861 | 1,028 |
| 1871 | 1,147 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,358 |
| 1901 | 1,334 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,187 |
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. Prosper shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,028 total population, 522 females, 506 males, Female members of the family who are present: 489, Male members of the family who are present: 484, 361 single females, 348 single males, 147 married males, 144 adult females unable to read or write, 144 married females, 137 adult males unable to read or write, 78 females attending school, 63 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 33, 27 female births, 26 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, 17 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 94 females aged 5 to 10, 92 males aged 5 to 10, 76 single females aged 10 to 15, 76 single males aged 10 to 15, 56 single males aged 15 to 20, 50 single females aged 15 to 20, 47 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 married males aged 30 to 40, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 41 married females aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 married females aged 40 to 50, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 26 single males aged 20 to 30, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 21 married males aged 50 to 60, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 females age 3 to 4, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,022 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $192,075 value farms (dollars), 23,996 bushels of oats, 23,120 pounds of maple sugar, $21,775 value all livestock, $16,032 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,165 acres of land in farms, 7,711 pounds of homemade butter, 6,930 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,886 bushels of potatoes, 5,540 bushels of spring wheat, 5,235 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,303 value farm implements in dollars, 3,606 acres of farmland under crops, 2,777 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,584 bushels of buckwheat, 2,094 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,622 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,148 acres of oats, 1,148 bushels of peas, 1,054 tons of hay, 856 sheep, 676 bushels of barley, 466 bulls, oxen, or steers, 419 acres of spring wheat, 409 swine, 391 calves and heifers, 382 milk cows, 183 acres of buckwheat, $158 value garden and orchard crops, 153 horses aged over 3 years, 131 occupants of farms, 124 bushels of turnips, 113 barrels of pork, 91 acres of peas, 81 bushels of rye, 69 acres of potatoes, 53 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 41 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 bushels of corn, 22 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 15 bushels of carrots, 11 acres of rye, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,091 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,772 yards of linen, 1,180 yards of flannel, 1,008 yards of fulled cloth, 195 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 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 males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC012010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463238
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
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. Prosper, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prosper-qc012010-1861/.