Hull, City—Cité, Quebec (1881 census)
Hull, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,890. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.437°N, 75.729°W.
Population
In 1881, Hull, City—Cité had a population of 6,890: 3,576 male and 3,314 female residents. Population density was 1356.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,890 |
| 1891 | 11,264 |
| 1901 | 13,993 |
| 1911 | 18,222 |
| 1921 | 24,117 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hull, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,427 |
| Number of families | 1,427 |
| Number of females | 3,314 |
| Number of males | 3,576 |
| Number of married females | 1,293 |
| Number of married males | 1,299 |
| Number of married persons | 2,592 |
| Number of widowed females | 142 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 194 |
| POP TOT | 6,890 |
| Total population | 6,890 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,879 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,225 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,104 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,283 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,283 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 279 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR BU | 44 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,490 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,885 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| BWT BU | 234 |
| CRN BU | 323 |
| HAY AC | 279 |
| HAY TONS | 203 |
| OAT BU | 2,490 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 471 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,885 |
| RYE BU | 165 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 203 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT SP BU | 92 |
| WHT WTR BU | 67 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,879 |
| C UNMD M | 2,225 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,104 |
| D OCC | 1,283 |
| FEMALE | 3,314 |
| H CON | 26 |
| H INHAB | 1,283 |
| H UNINH | 48 |
| MALE | 3,576 |
| MD F | 1,293 |
| MD M | 1,299 |
| MD TOT | 2,592 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 137 |
| TUR BU | 132 |
| WID F | 142 |
| WID M | 52 |
| WID TOT | 194 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057029— 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). "Hull, City—Cité, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hull-city-cit-qc097024-1881/.