St. Sulpice, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Sulpice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.827°N, 73.359°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Sulpice had a population of 768: 393 male and 375 female residents. Population density was 53.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,012 |
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Sulpice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 375 |
| Number of males | 393 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 257 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 768 |
| Total population | 768 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 485 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 134 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 750 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of wheat | 185 |
| BAR BU | 1,381 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,381 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,075 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,345 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,404 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,217 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,280 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,109 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 37 |
| BWT BU | 1,075 |
| CRN BU | 1,345 |
| HAY AC | 750 |
| HAY TONS | 1,470 |
| OAT BU | 39,404 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,217 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 16,280 |
| RYE BU | 257 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,470 |
| WHT AC | 185 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,109 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 237 |
| C UNMD M | 248 |
| C UNMD TOT | 485 |
| D OCC | 134 |
| FEMALE | 375 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| H INHAB | 134 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 393 |
| MD F | 128 |
| MD M | 129 |
| MD TOT | 257 |
| NUMBER CD | 88 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 315 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065010_1851— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sulpice-qc088007-1881/.