Hull, Quebec (1851 census)
Hull was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,811. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2995979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 75.817°W.
Population
In 1851, Hull had a population of 2,811: 1,474 male and 1,337 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,811 |
| 1861 | 3,711 |
| 1871 | 8,318 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Hull shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 194 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,811 total population, 1,474 males, 1,337 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,300, Female members of the family who are present: 1,233, 1,057 single males, 902 single females, 397 families, 390 married males, 389 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 174, Females present who are not members of the family: 104, Male members of the family who are present: 92, 75 males attending school, 59 females attending school, 49 male births, 48 female births, 46 widowed females, 27 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 24, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 222 females aged 5 to 10, 194 single males aged 15 to 20, 187 single males aged 20 to 30, 184 single males aged 10 to 15, 177 males aged 5 to 10, 172 single females aged 15 to 20, 161 single females aged 10 to 15, 152 married females aged 20 to 30, 131 married males aged 30 to 40, 96 married females aged 30 to 40, 83 married males aged 20 to 30, 83 single females aged 20 to 30, 71 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 married females aged 40 to 50, 62 married males aged 50 to 60, 52 males of unknown age, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 48 females aged 1 to 2, 48 males under age 1, 47 females under age 1, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 females of unknown age, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,544 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 770 persons originating in Ireland, 243 French Canadians, 94 persons originating in the United States, 67 persons originating in England or Wales, 53 persons originating in Scotland, 25 persons whose origin is unknown, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 34,870 acres of land in farms, 26,855 pounds of homemade butter, 24,886 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,740 bushels of potatoes, 20,601 bushels of oats, 9,984 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,932 bushels of wheat, 5,154 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,073 acres of farmland under crops, 4,853 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,192 tons of hay, 3,119 bushels of corn, 2,647 bushels of peas, 1,976 sheep, 1,700 bushels of turnips, 1,570 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,202 acres of oats, 1,024 acres of potatoes, 938 milk cows, 786 swine, 731 horses, 719 acres of wheat, 695 calves and heifers, 587 barrels of pork, 542 bushels of buckwheat, 430 pounds of maple sugar, 320 occupants of farms, 248 bushels of rye, 238 acres of peas, 202 barrels of beef, 189 acres of corn, 174 bulls, oxen, or steers, 161 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 108 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 95 bushels of beans, 58 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 bushels of carrots, 41 acres of buckwheat, 30 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 26 acres of rye, 13 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 pounds of tobacco, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,950 yards of flannel, 1,502 yards of fulled cloth, $350 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 5 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills not reporting, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in grist mills, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 60,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Bell | 1821–1873 | died here |
| John Allan Snow | 1824–1888 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093002— 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 1851 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, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hull-qc067010-1851/.