St. Simon, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,665. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.187°N, 68.986°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Simon had a population of 1,665: 849 male and 816 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Simon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,665 total population, 849 males, Male members of the family who are present: 828, 816 females, Female members of the family who are present: 792, 597 single males, 556 single females, 274 families, 243 married males, 240 married females, 102 females attending school, 91 males attending school, 45 female births, 36 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 33, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, Males present who are not members of the family: 21, 20 widowed females, 9 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 137 males aged 5 to 10, 114 females aged 5 to 10, 103 single males aged 10 to 15, 100 single females aged 10 to 15, 94 single females aged 15 to 20, 92 single males aged 15 to 20, 87 married females aged 20 to 30, 76 married males aged 30 to 40, 64 married females aged 30 to 40, 60 single males aged 20 to 30, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 males aged 2 to 3, 53 married males aged 40 to 50, 52 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 females under age 1, 43 married females aged 40 to 50, 41 males aged 1 to 2, 38 females age 3 to 4, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 37 males under age 1, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 31 females aged 2 to 3, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,660 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 226,921 tons of hay, 44,594 pounds of maple sugar, 39,082 acres of land in farms, 31,587 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,427 pounds of homemade butter, 13,078 bushels of potatoes, 9,146 bushels of oats, 7,495 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,649 bushels of barley, 5,208 bushels of rye, 4,448 acres of farmland under crops, 3,987 bushels of wheat, 3,817 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,120 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,028 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,562 bushels of peas, 1,922 sheep, 669 milk cows, 632 swine, 555 acres of barley, 511 acres of rye, 491 acres of oats, 468 acres of wheat, 337 calves and heifers, 316 occupants of farms, 310 acres of peas, 296 horses, 280 barrels of pork, 199 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 120 bulls, oxen, or steers, 117 acres of potatoes, 116 barrels of beef, 57 bushels of turnips, 56 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 52 pounds of tobacco, 29 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 bushels of carrots, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,990 yards of linen, 3,638 yards of fulled cloth, 2,971 yards of flannel, $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills not reporting, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills returning capital, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, 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, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, 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), 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.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 37 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071011— 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 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. Simon, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-simon-qc071011-1851/.