St. Simon, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in St. Hyacinthe County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,784. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.688°N, 72.806°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Simon had a population of 1,784: 925 male and 859 female residents. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,784 |
| 1861 | 2,062 |
| 1871 | 1,909 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
| 1901 | 1,385 |
| 1911 | 1,362 |
| 1921 | 1,249 |
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. Simon, 1861 (51.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Simon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 323 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 276 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 7 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 792 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 67 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 843 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 38 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 82 |
| Number of blind males | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 4 |
| Number of families | 276 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 36 |
| Number of females | 859 |
| Number of females attending school | 124 |
| Number of lunatic females | 6 |
| Number of lunatic males | 4 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 42 |
| Number of males | 925 |
| Number of males attending school | 143 |
| Number of married females | 270 |
| Number of married males | 276 |
| Number of single females | 573 |
| Number of single males | 637 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP | 1,784 |
| POP FX N.1 | 859 |
| POP MX N.1 | 925 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,784 |
| Total population | 1,784 |
Age structure (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 31 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 33 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 28 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 140 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 37 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 37 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 30 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 31 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 158 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 46 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 89 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 75 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 46 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 33 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 70 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 75 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 54 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 26 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 120 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 81 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 67 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 103 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 108 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 73 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,774 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 2 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 822 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 17 |
| Acres of corn | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,268 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,057 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,710 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 7,030 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,087 |
| Acres of oats | 736 |
| Acres of peas | 523 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,090 |
| BAR AC | 822 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 50 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 101 |
| BEEF BAR | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 596 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,530 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,262 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,242 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 58 |
| BWT AC | 17 |
| BWT BU | 165 |
| CRN AC | 29 |
| CRN BU | 596 |
| HAY TONS | 250,100 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 112 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 486 |
| Number of horses | 538 |
| Number of milk cows | 682 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 260 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 156 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 1,836 |
| Number of swine | 834 |
| OAT AC | 736 |
| OAT BU | 14,530 |
| PEA AC | 523 |
| PEA BU | 5,262 |
| PORK BAR | 101 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 3,242 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 4,253 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,518 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 9,987 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 1,210 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,132 |
| TOB LBS | 1,210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 250,100 |
| WHT AC | 2,090 |
| WHT BU | 58 |
| WOOL LBS | 4,132 |
Manufacturing & industry (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,162 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,250 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 2,630 |
Deaths & mortality (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 7 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 14 |
Other recorded variables (121 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 14,518 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BOV | 112 |
| C H | 486 |
| C LBS | 20 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 925 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 859 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,784 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 843 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 792 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 82 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 67 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 38 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 7 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 42 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 7 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 6 |
| C126 MD MALE | 276 |
| C127 S MALE | 637 |
| C128 WID MALE | 12 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 925 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 36 |
| C130 MD FEM | 270 |
| C131 S FEM | 573 |
| C132 WID FEM | 16 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 859 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,784 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 7 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 7 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 14 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 46 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 143 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 124 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 4 |
| C147 BLIND M | 2 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 4 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 37 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 6 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 37 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 33 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 30 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 28 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 35 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 31 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 31 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 27 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 158 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 140 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 103 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 120 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 108 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 7 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 81 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 70 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 73 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 89 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 67 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 75 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 3 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 75 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 5 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 54 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 8 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 46 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 40 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 33 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 3 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 26 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 18 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 5 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 9 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| CAR BU | 10 |
| CD NAME | St. Hyacinthe |
| CROP | 3,710 |
| CULT | 7,030 |
| ENG WLS | 3 |
| FC YRDS | 2,250 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,162 |
| FLX LBS | 4,253 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,774 |
| GARDEN | 52 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HELD | 15,087 |
| HOP LBS | 60 |
| HORSE | 538 |
| LIN YRDS | 2,630 |
| LINE NO | 1,389 |
| M COWS | 682 |
| MPLS LBS | 9,987 |
| MW BU | 10 |
| NOT FRN | 5 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 16 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 17 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 156 |
| O OVR 200 | 5 |
| O UNDR 10 | 61 |
| PASTURE | 3,268 |
| SCOT | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,836 |
| SWINE | 834 |
| TOT O | 260 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 8 |
| WOOD | 8,057 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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-qc078011-1851/.