Hébertville, Quebec (1881 census)
Hébertville was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.375°N, 71.694°W.
Population
In 1881, Hébertville had a population of 2,501: 1,278 male and 1,223 female residents. Population density was 12.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,177 |
| 1881 | 2,501 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hébertville, 1871 (42.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hébertville, par., 1891 (72.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hébertville, VL, 1891 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Bruno, 1891 (17.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hébertville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 421 |
| Number of families | 421 |
| Number of females | 1,223 |
| Number of males | 1,278 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 380 |
| Number of married persons | 757 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP TOT | 2,501 |
| Total population | 2,501 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 816 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 877 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,693 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,658 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,951 |
| BAR BU | 4,370 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,370 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,825 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,710 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,104 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,988 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 902 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,255 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,144 |
| BWT BU | 4,825 |
| CRN BU | 51 |
| HAY AC | 1,658 |
| HAY TONS | 1,714 |
| OAT BU | 12,710 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,104 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 20,988 |
| RYE BU | 902 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,714 |
| WHT AC | 1,951 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,255 |
Fisheries (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 816 |
| C UNMD M | 877 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,693 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| D OCC | 326 |
| FEMALE | 1,223 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| H CON | 16 |
| H INHAB | 326 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 1,278 |
| MD F | 377 |
| MD M | 380 |
| MD TOT | 757 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 5 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 60 |
| SLM XB Q | 3 |
| TRT XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 3,144 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076021— 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). "Hébertville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/h-bertville-qc076021-1881/.