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 density was 1089.0 people per square mile.
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, ward-quartier Hochelaga, 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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 765 |
| Number of families | 765 |
| Number of females | 2,205 |
| Number of males | 1,906 |
| Number of married females | 677 |
| Number of married males | 676 |
| Number of married persons | 1,353 |
| Number of widowed females | 104 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| POP TOT | 4,111 |
| Total population | 4,111 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,424 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,182 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,606 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 498 |
| Number of occupied houses | 498 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 203 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| BAR BU | 600 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 600 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,610 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,455 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 344 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,528 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,062 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 301 |
| HAY AC | 203 |
| HAY TONS | 204 |
| OAT BU | 4,610 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 344 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 16,528 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 204 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,424 |
| C UNMD M | 1,182 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,606 |
| D OCC | 498 |
| FEMALE | 2,205 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 498 |
| H UNINH | 54 |
| MALE | 1,906 |
| MD F | 677 |
| MD M | 676 |
| MD TOT | 1,353 |
| NUMBER CD | 91 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,455 |
| TUR BU | 1,062 |
| WID F | 104 |
| WID M | 48 |
| WID TOT | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091005_1871— 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/.