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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,240 total population, 1,636 females, 1,604 males, 1,185 married persons, 647 families, 596 married males, 589 married females, 106 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,949 single persons under 18, 983 single females under 18, 966 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 483 inhabited houses, 483 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 60,915 bushels of oats, 17,577 bushels of peas and beans, 16,054 bushels of potatoes, 13,186 bushels of barley, 4,236 bushels of corn, 3,912 tons of hay, 3,907 acres of hay crops, 3,789 bushels of buckwheat, 2,707 bushels of spring wheat, 2,386 bushels of other root crops, 620 bushels of turnips, 616 acres of wheat, 448 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 172 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,240 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185002_1881— 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/.