Hull, City—Cité, Quebec (1891 census)
Hull, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 11,264. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2995979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.437°N, 75.729°W.
Population
In 1891, Hull, City—Cité had a population of 11,264: 5,705 male and 5,559 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hull, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 11,264 total population, 5,705 males, 5,559 females, 4,207 married persons, 2,249 families, 2,106 married females, 2,101 married males, 320 widowed persons, 214 widowed females, 106 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 6,737 single persons under 18, 3,498 single males under 18, 3,239 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 10,062 French Canadians, 1,202 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,090 occupied houses, 2,086 houses, 1,926 houses built of wood, 1,769 houses of 2 stories, 558 houses of 4 rooms, 531 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 398 houses of 5 rooms, 280 houses of 3 rooms, 219 houses of 2 rooms, 215 houses of 1 story, 98 houses built of brick, 94 houses of 3 stories, 73 uninhabited houses, 62 houses built of stone, 49 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 28 houses of 1 room, 23 houses of over 15 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 8 houses of more than 3 stories, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,060 bushels of oats, 11,400 bushels of turnips, 9,742 pounds of homemade butter, 8,188 acres of land in farms, 6,834 bushels of potatoes, 4,201 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,162 chickens, 3,987 acres of improved land in farms, 2,260 acres of farmland under crops, 1,937 occupants of farms, 1,906 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1,393 tons of hay, 1,282 farm occupants who own their land, 1,185 acres of farmland in pasture, 950 bushels of peas, 710 acres of hay crops, 654 farm occupants who rent their land, 594 acres of oats, 557 horses aged over 3 years, 551 bushels of spring wheat, 542 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 441 milk cows, 368 swine, 240 bushels of barley, 230 bushels of buckwheat, 210 bushels of corn, 197 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 187 bushels of winter wheat, 148 ducks, 126 other cattle, 105 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 95 acres of potatoes, 70 swine slaughtered or sold, 69 acres of turnips, 67 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 bushels of beans, 64 sheep, 59 acres of wheat, 34 cattle killed or sold, 30 other fowl, 29 geese, 18 turkeys, 13 acres of barley, 13 sheep slaughtered or sold, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 4, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176018— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hull-city-cit-qc176018-1891/.