St. Simon, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,062. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463379. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 72.846°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Simon had a population of 2,062: 1,093 male and 969 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,062 |
| 1871 | 1,909 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Simon, 1851 (51.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Simon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,062 total population, 1,093 males, Male members of the family who are present: 998, 969 females, Female members of the family who are present: 893, 770 single males, 663 single females, 313 married males, 291 married females, 224 adult males unable to read or write, 173 adult females unable to read or write, 132 females attending school, 129 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 95, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, 53 male births, 45 female births, 15 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 165 males aged 5 to 10, 155 single males aged 10 to 15, 147 females aged 5 to 10, 138 single males aged 15 to 20, 126 single females aged 10 to 15, 103 single females aged 15 to 20, 94 single males aged 20 to 30, 88 married females aged 30 to 40, 85 married males aged 30 to 40, 69 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 married females aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 20 to 30, 50 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 females age 3 to 4, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 23 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 males of unknown age, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 females of unknown age, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,026 French Canadians, 17 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 15 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $545,780 value farms (dollars), $64,392 value all livestock, 64,387 pounds of homemade butter, 48,349 bushels of oats, $38,249 value farm implements in dollars, $28,153 value horses aged over 3 years, 21,514 pounds of maple sugar, 17,552 acres of land in farms, 14,222 bushels of spring wheat, 13,473 bushels of peas, 11,991 bushels of potatoes, 10,405 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,383 bushels of barley, 7,346 acres of farmland under crops, 7,147 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,801 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,520 pounds of flax or hemp, $3,748 value garden and orchard crops, 3,046 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,263 acres of oats, 1,859 sheep, 1,264 tons of hay, 1,260 bushels of buckwheat, 1,071 acres of spring wheat, 1,026 bushels of turnips, 955 acres of peas, 776 barrels of pork, 766 bulls, oxen, or steers, 727 milk cows, 713 calves and heifers, 680 swine, 556 bushels of corn, 480 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 423 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 403 horses aged over 3 years, 385 gallons of cider, 372 barrels of beef, 365 acres of barley, 270 bushels of rye, 195 occupants of farms, 179 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 172 horses aged 3 years and under, 112 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 111 bushels of carrots, 93 acres of potatoes, 64 acres of buckwheat, 50 pounds of hops, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 bushels of beans, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 acres of rye, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 11 acres of corn, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $9,697 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,049 yards of linen, 4,998 yards of flannel, 3,314 yards of fulled cloth, 528 carriages for pleasure, $3 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC004008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC138011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463379
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Simon,_Qu%C3%A9bec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Simon_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Simon, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-simon-qc004008-1861/.