St. Sulpice, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Sulpice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 864. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.827°N, 73.359°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Sulpice had a population of 864: 416 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 59.9 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Sulpice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 448 |
| Number of males | 416 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 146 |
| Number of married persons | 292 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 864 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 257 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 537 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 160 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,716 |
| BWT BU | 1,967 |
| CRN BU | 1,257 |
| HAY AC | 689 |
| HAY TONS | 1,352 |
| OAT BU | 39,166 |
| PEA BU | 4,113 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 15,531 |
| RYE BU | 123 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,415 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,778 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 229 |
| AREA | 11,415 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| CD | 100 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| FEMALE | 448 |
| GRA BU | 168 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 160 |
| INHABITED | 160 |
| MALE | 416 |
| MARRIED F | 146 |
| MARRIED M | 146 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 292 |
| POPULATION | 864 |
| ROOT BU | 2,154 |
| SINGLE F | 280 |
| SINGLE M | 257 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 537 |
| TUR BU | 9 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sulpice-qc100007-1871/.