St. Simon, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,951. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.187°N, 68.986°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Simon had a population of 1,951: 980 male and 971 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,665 |
| 1861 | 1,951 |
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. Mathieu de Rioux, 1871 (58.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Simon, 1871 (41.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Simon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,951 total population, 980 males, 971 females, Male members of the family who are present: 916, Female members of the family who are present: 893, 675 single males, 667 single females, 282 married males, 277 married females, 245 adult males unable to read or write, 207 adult females unable to read or write, 162 females attending school, 137 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 78, Males present who are not members of the family: 64, 37 female births, 32 male births, 27 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 164 females aged 5 to 10, 147 males aged 5 to 10, 138 single males aged 10 to 15, 117 single females aged 10 to 15, 117 single females aged 15 to 20, 103 single males aged 15 to 20, 90 single males aged 20 to 30, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 75 married females aged 30 to 40, 75 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 29 females age 3 to 4, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,951 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $239,156 value farms (dollars), 55,375 pounds of maple sugar, 40,654 pounds of homemade butter, 38,756 bushels of potatoes, 31,309 acres of land in farms, $22,467 value all livestock, 22,415 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $20,727 value horses aged over 3 years, 12,620 bushels of oats, 8,894 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,357 bushels of barley, $6,903 value farm implements in dollars, 6,158 bushels of rye, 5,542 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,923 acres of farmland under crops, 3,945 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,611 bushels of spring wheat, 3,185 bushels of peas, 2,803 sheep, 2,547 pounds of flax or hemp, $1,532 value garden and orchard crops, 1,010 tons of hay, 748 acres of rye, 743 bulls, oxen, or steers, 728 acres of oats, 706 milk cows, 603 acres of barley, 573 swine, 460 barrels of pork, 414 acres of peas, 403 calves and heifers, 379 acres of spring wheat, 302 horses aged over 3 years, 277 barrels of beef, 273 occupants of farms, 271 acres of potatoes, 139 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 85 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 acres of farmland in gardens, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 bushels of turnips, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 bushels of carrots, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of turnips, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,012 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,313 yards of flannel, 4,441 yards of linen, 3,306 yards of fulled cloth, 445 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913285
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-qc045013-1861/.