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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2995979. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,890 |
| 1891 | 11,264 |
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,890 total population, 3,576 males, 3,314 females, 2,592 married persons, 1,427 families, 1,299 married males, 1,293 married females, 194 widowed persons, 142 widowed females, 52 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,104 single persons under 18, 2,225 single males under 18, 1,879 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,283 inhabited houses, 1,283 occupied houses, 48 uninhabited houses, 26 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,885 bushels of potatoes, 2,490 bushels of oats, 471 bushels of peas and beans, 323 bushels of corn, 279 acres of hay crops, 234 bushels of buckwheat, 203 tons of hay, 165 bushels of rye, 137 bushels of other root crops, 132 bushels of turnips, 92 bushels of spring wheat, 67 bushels of winter wheat, 44 bushels of barley, 27 acres of wheat, 26 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,890 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:
QC097024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2995979
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.