St. Sulpice, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Sulpice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.827°N, 73.359°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Sulpice had a population of 622: 325 male and 297 female residents. Population density was 43.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Sulpice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 136 |
| Number of families | 136 |
| Number of females | 297 |
| Number of males | 325 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 198 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 297 |
| POP M | 325 |
| POP TOT | 622 |
| Total population | 622 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 390 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 619 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 80 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 110 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,695 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,195 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,345 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,362 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,047 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,242 |
| Acres of oats | 2,137 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 104 |
| BAR AC | 54 |
| BAR BU | 1,158 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,158 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,606 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 631 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,352 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,544 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,344 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,005 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,357 |
| BWT BU | 2,606 |
| CRN BU | 631 |
| HAY AC | 1,362 |
| HAY TONS | 2,347 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 176 |
| Number of chickens | 3,507 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 94 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 202 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 110 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 253 |
| Number of milk cows | 505 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 113 |
| Number of other cattle | 469 |
| Number of other fowl | 242 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 984 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 524 |
| Number of swine | 466 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 441 |
| Number of turkeys | 112 |
| OAT AC | 2,137 |
| OAT BU | 23,352 |
| PEA BU | 2,544 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 15,344 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,731 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,347 |
| WHT AC | 104 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,005 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,195 |
| CATTLE KS | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 181 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 390 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,731 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 110 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 619 |
| GEESE | 202 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,507 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 253 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 110 |
| HOUSES S | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 80 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 99 |
| MD MALE | 99 |
| MD TOT | 198 |
| MILK COWS | 505 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 94 |
| OC TOT | 113 |
| OTHER FOWL | 242 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 469 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 984 |
| SHEEP KS | 524 |
| SUP AM | 8,047 |
| SUP FOR | 2,195 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 2,695 |
| SUP SC | 5,345 |
| SUP TOT | 10,242 |
| SWINE | 466 |
| SWINE KS | 441 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 115 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 2,357 |
| TURKEY | 112 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162011— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sulpice-qc162011-1891/.