Hull, Quebec (1881 census)
Hull was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,162. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.517°N, 75.819°W.
Population
In 1881, Hull had a population of 4,162: 2,191 male and 1,971 female residents. Population density was 30.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,811 |
| 1861 | 3,711 |
| 1871 | 8,318 |
| 1881 | 4,162 |
| 1891 | 4,325 |
| 1901 | 3,887 |
| 1911 | 3,626 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 709 |
| Number of families | 709 |
| Number of females | 1,971 |
| Number of males | 2,191 |
| Number of married females | 610 |
| Number of married males | 612 |
| Number of married persons | 1,222 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| POP TOT | 4,162 |
| Total population | 4,162 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,529 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,806 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 689 |
| Number of occupied houses | 689 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 81 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,001 |
| Acres of potatoes | 679 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,318 |
| BAR BU | 524 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 524 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,061 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,292 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 92,799 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 22,267 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 19,736 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 81,087 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,258 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,159 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,671 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 675 |
| BWT BU | 5,061 |
| CRN BU | 6,292 |
| HAY AC | 7,001 |
| HAY TONS | 8,059 |
| OAT BU | 92,799 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 19,736 |
| POT AC | 679 |
| POT BU | 81,087 |
| RYE BU | 3,258 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,059 |
| WHT AC | 1,318 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,159 |
| WHT WTR BU | 675 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,277 |
| C UNMD M | 1,529 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,806 |
| D OCC | 689 |
| FEMALE | 1,971 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 689 |
| H UNINH | 81 |
| MALE | 2,191 |
| MD F | 610 |
| MD M | 612 |
| MD TOT | 1,222 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 22,267 |
| TUR BU | 16,671 |
| WID F | 84 |
| WID M | 50 |
| WID TOT | 134 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205010— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hull-qc097025-1881/.