Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe, Quebec (1881 census)
Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 72.982°W.
Population
In 1881, Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe had a population of 3,240: 1,604 male and 1,636 female residents. Population density was 87.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,240 |
| 1891 | 2,799 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Hyacinthe, 1871 (86.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe shared boundaries with:
- La Présentation
- St. Barnabé
- St. Damase
- St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur
- St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité
- St. Pie
- Ste. Marie Madeleine
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 647 |
| Number of families | 647 |
| Number of females | 1,636 |
| Number of males | 1,604 |
| Number of married females | 589 |
| Number of married males | 596 |
| Number of married persons | 1,185 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP TOT | 3,240 |
| Total population | 3,240 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 983 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 966 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,949 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 483 |
| Number of occupied houses | 483 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,907 |
| Acres of potatoes | 172 |
| Acres of wheat | 616 |
| BAR BU | 13,186 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,186 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,789 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 448 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,236 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60,915 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,386 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,577 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,054 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,707 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 620 |
| BWT BU | 3,789 |
| CRN BU | 4,236 |
| HAY AC | 3,907 |
| HAY TONS | 3,912 |
| OAT BU | 60,915 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,577 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 16,054 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,912 |
| WHT AC | 616 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,707 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 983 |
| C UNMD M | 966 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,949 |
| D OCC | 483 |
| FEMALE | 1,636 |
| GRA BU | 448 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 483 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 1,604 |
| MD F | 589 |
| MD M | 596 |
| MD TOT | 1,185 |
| NUMBER CD | 62 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,386 |
| TUR BU | 620 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185002— 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). "Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-st-hyacinthe-qc062002-1881/.