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Year: 1851  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3463238

St. Prosper, Quebec (1851 census)

St. Prosper was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 781. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.643°N, 72.298°W.

Population

In 1851, St. Prosper had a population of 781: 384 male and 397 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
1851781
18611,028
18711,147
18811,382
18911,358
19011,334
1911—
19211,187

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

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

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 781 total population, 397 females, 384 males, Female members of the family who are present: 380, Male members of the family who are present: 369, 262 single females, 249 single males, 129 married females, 128 married males, 99 families, 50 males attending school, 47 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 27, 18 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, 15 female births, 7 widowed males, 6 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 57 females aged 5 to 10, 54 males aged 5 to 10, 51 single females aged 10 to 15, 47 single females aged 15 to 20, 46 single males aged 10 to 15, 38 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 married females aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 35 single males aged 15 to 20, 28 married males aged 40 to 50, 28 single males aged 20 to 30, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 single females aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 20 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 18 males under age 1, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 13 females under age 1, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 0 single females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 766 French Canadians, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 6 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 135,970 tons of hay, 18,358 pounds of maple sugar, 12,303 bushels of oats, 9,067 acres of land in farms, 6,456 pounds of homemade butter, 5,963 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,045 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,104 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,910 bushels of wheat, 2,689 bushels of potatoes, 2,197 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,938 acres of farmland under crops, 1,162 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,003 bushels of buckwheat, 742 sheep, 731 acres of oats, 388 bushels of peas, 345 acres of wheat, 342 milk cows, 337 calves and heifers, 302 swine, 264 bushels of barley, 235 barrels of pork, 156 horses, 149 acres of buckwheat, 145 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 120 bulls, oxen, or steers, 107 occupants of farms, 76 acres of peas, 65 barrels of beef, 52 acres of potatoes, 46 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 46 pounds of tobacco, 37 bushels of turnips, 34 bushels of corn, 32 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 28 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 17 acres of corn, 16 bushels of rye, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of rye, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,492 yards of flannel, 1,334 yards of linen, 1,072 yards of fulled cloth,   feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production,   gallons of beer produced in breweries, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs:  ,   breweries,   breweries not reporting,   breweries reporting,   breweries returning capital,   carding and fulling mills,   carding and fulling mills not reporting,   carding and fulling mills reporting,   carding and fulling mills returning capital,   employees in breweries,   employees in carding and fulling mills,   employees in foundries,   employees in grist mills,   employees in saw mills,   employees in tanneries,   foundries,   foundries not reporting,   foundries reporting,   foundries returning capital,   grist mills,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills powered by water,   grist mills reporting annual production,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   grist mills returning capital,   saw mill plants,   saw mills,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills powered by water,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting daily production,   saw mills reporting production by number of logs,   saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   saw mills returning capital,   tanneries,   tanneries not reporting,   tanneries reporting,   tanneries returning capital,   woollen factories 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), $  value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling),   yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills.   barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production.   feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $  value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, 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 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 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. Prosper, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prosper-qc053008-1851/.