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 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 density was 2217.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hull, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 2,249 |
| Number of families | 2,249 |
| Number of females | 5,559 |
| Number of males | 5,705 |
| Number of married females | 2,106 |
| Number of married males | 2,101 |
| Number of married persons | 4,207 |
| Number of widowed females | 214 |
| Number of widowed males | 106 |
| Number of widowed persons | 320 |
| POP F | 5,559 |
| POP M | 5,705 |
| POP TOT | 11,264 |
| Total population | 11,264 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,239 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,498 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,737 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10,062 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,202 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 2,086 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 98 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 62 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,926 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 28 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 215 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 219 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,769 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 280 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 94 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 558 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 398 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 531 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,090 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 73 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 542 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,185 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,201 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,260 |
| Acres of hay crops | 710 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,987 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,188 |
| Acres of oats | 594 |
| Acres of potatoes | 95 |
| Acres of turnips | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,060 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 950 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,834 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 551 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,400 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 187 |
| BWT BU | 230 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 4 |
| CRN BU | 210 |
| HAY AC | 710 |
| HAY TONS | 1,393 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 4,162 |
| Number of ducks | 148 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 1,282 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 654 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 67 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 557 |
| Number of milk cows | 441 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,937 |
| Number of other cattle | 126 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1,906 |
| Number of sheep | 64 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 368 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 70 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 594 |
| OAT BU | 13,060 |
| PEA BU | 950 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 6,834 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 197 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 105 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,742 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,393 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT FALL BU | 187 |
| WHT SP BU | 551 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 66 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,742 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 3,239 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,498 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 6,737 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 197 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 67 |
| DUCKS | 148 |
| FAMILIES | 2,249 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 105 |
| FRN CA | 10,062 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,162 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 557 |
| HOUSES | 2,086 |
| HOUSES B | 98 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 398 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 558 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 215 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES S | 62 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 531 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 280 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 94 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 219 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,769 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 73 |
| HOUSES W | 1,926 |
| INF 11 A | 1,906 |
| MD FEM | 2,106 |
| MD MALE | 2,101 |
| MD TOT | 4,207 |
| MILK COWS | 441 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 654 |
| OC P | 1,282 |
| OC TOT | 1,937 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 126 |
| OTHERS | 1,202 |
| SHEEP | 64 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SILOS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 3,987 |
| SUP FOR | 4,201 |
| SUP JV | 542 |
| SUP PAT | 1,185 |
| SUP SC | 2,260 |
| SUP TOT | 8,188 |
| SWINE | 368 |
| SWINE KS | 70 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,090 |
| TUR AC | 69 |
| TUR BU | 11,400 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 214 |
| WID MALE | 106 |
| WID TOT | 320 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176018— 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 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/.