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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912804. 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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Sulpice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 622 total population, 325 males, 297 females, 198 married persons, 136 families, 99 married females, 99 married males, 34 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 390 single persons under 18, 209 single males under 18, 181 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 619 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 115 houses, 115 occupied houses, 110 houses of 1 story, 80 houses built of wood, 33 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses built of stone, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 12 houses built of brick, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,195 pounds of homemade butter, 23,352 bushels of oats, 15,344 bushels of potatoes, 10,242 acres of land in farms, 8,047 acres of improved land in farms, 5,345 acres of farmland under crops, 3,507 chickens, 2,731 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,695 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,606 bushels of buckwheat, 2,544 bushels of peas, 2,357 bushels of turnips, 2,347 tons of hay, 2,195 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,137 acres of oats, 1,362 acres of hay crops, 1,158 bushels of barley, 1,005 bushels of spring wheat, 984 sheep, 631 bushels of corn, 524 sheep slaughtered or sold, 505 milk cows, 469 other cattle, 466 swine, 441 swine slaughtered or sold, 253 horses aged over 3 years, 242 other fowl, 202 geese, 176 cattle killed or sold, 137 acres of potatoes, 113 occupants of farms, 112 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 112 turkeys, 110 horses aged 3 years and under, 104 acres of wheat, 94 farm occupants who own their land, 79 ducks, 71 bushels of beans, 54 acres of barley, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162011— 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 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/.