Hochelaga, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Hochelaga, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,111. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.549°N, 73.551°W.
Population
In 1881, Hochelaga, Village had a population of 4,111: 1,906 male and 2,205 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,061 |
| 1881 | 4,111 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montréal, Hochelaga ward-quartier, 1891 (52.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Maisonneuve, Town—Ville, 1891 (47.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hochelaga, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,111 total population, 2,205 females, 1,906 males, 1,353 married persons, 765 families, 677 married females, 676 married males, 152 widowed persons, 104 widowed females, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,606 single persons under 18, 1,424 single females under 18, 1,182 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 498 inhabited houses, 498 occupied houses, 54 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,528 bushels of potatoes, 4,610 bushels of oats, 3,455 bushels of other root crops, 1,062 bushels of turnips, 600 bushels of barley, 344 bushels of peas and beans, 301 bushels of corn, 204 tons of hay, 203 acres of hay crops, 140 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,111 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091005— 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). "Hochelaga, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hochelaga-village-qc091005-1881/.