St. Sulpice, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Sulpice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,015. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912804. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.827°N, 73.359°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Sulpice had a population of 1,015: 514 male and 501 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,015 |
| 1871 | 864 |
| 1881 | 768 |
| 1891 | 622 |
| 1901 | 665 |
| 1911 | 674 |
| 1921 | 610 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Sulpice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,015 total population, 514 males, 501 females, Male members of the family who are present: 496, Female members of the family who are present: 463, 328 single males, 318 single females, 183 married females, 183 married males, 123 adult males unable to read or write, 92 adult females unable to read or write, 45 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 38, 29 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 21, 16 female births, 12 male births, 3 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 76 single males aged 10 to 15, 61 females aged 5 to 10, 60 males aged 5 to 10, 59 single females aged 10 to 15, 51 single females aged 15 to 20, 50 single males aged 15 to 20, 44 single males aged 20 to 30, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 married males aged 30 to 40, 31 married females aged 20 to 30, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 16 females age 3 to 4, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 997 French Canadians, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $299,530 value farms (dollars), $37,053 value all livestock, 33,101 bushels of oats, $16,294 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,797 bushels of potatoes, $14,153 value farm implements in dollars, 13,471 pounds of homemade butter, 9,065 acres of land in farms, 8,791 bushels of barley, 8,002 pounds of maple sugar, 7,658 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,997 bushels of peas, 4,048 acres of farmland under crops, 3,565 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,127 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,618 acres of oats, 2,356 pounds of flax or hemp, $1,647 value garden and orchard crops, 1,407 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,095 sheep, 1,033 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,022 bushels of buckwheat, 976 tons of hay, 717 bulls, oxen, or steers, 613 milk cows, 591 bushels of spring wheat, 478 acres of barley, 452 swine, 444 acres of peas, 421 bushels of corn, 403 calves and heifers, 389 bushels of rye, 350 horses aged over 3 years, 305 barrels of pork, 153 horses aged 3 years and under, 110 acres of potatoes, 104 occupants of farms, 74 acres of buckwheat, 57 acres of spring wheat, 49 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 45 acres of farmland in gardens, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 37 acres of rye, 29 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 bushels of winter wheat, 22 acres of corn, 17 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 acres of winter wheat, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,861 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,756 yards of linen, 1,706 yards of flannel, 1,471 yards of fulled cloth, 234 carriages for pleasure, $135 value carriages for hire (dollars), 48 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC001011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065010_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912804
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. Sulpice, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sulpice-qc001011-1861/.