Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 72.982°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe had a population of 2,799: 1,439 male and 1,360 female residents. Population density was 75.7 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre-Dame, 1901 (36.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained La Providence, VL, 1901 (1.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Thomas d'Aquin, 1901 (61.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 545 |
| Number of families | 545 |
| Number of females | 1,360 |
| Number of males | 1,439 |
| Number of married females | 498 |
| Number of married males | 499 |
| Number of married persons | 997 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP F | 1,360 |
| POP M | 1,439 |
| POP TOT | 2,799 |
| Total population | 2,799 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 795 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 902 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,697 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,764 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 35 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 367 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 350 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 358 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 367 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 893 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,853 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,514 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,017 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,908 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,993 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,507 |
| Acres of oats | 4,864 |
| Acres of potatoes | 204 |
| Acres of turnips | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 541 |
| BAR AC | 893 |
| BAR BU | 8,606 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,606 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,991 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 371 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,191 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,507 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,730 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,145 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,201 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,059 |
| BWT BU | 5,991 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 450 |
| CRN BU | 3,191 |
| HAY AC | 6,908 |
| HAY TONS | 4,993 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 384 |
| Number of chickens | 10,247 |
| Number of ducks | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 271 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 55 |
| Number of geese | 398 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 240 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 737 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,462 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 326 |
| Number of other cattle | 780 |
| Number of other fowl | 310 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 89 |
| Number of sheep | 1,370 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 742 |
| Number of swine | 1,081 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 486 |
| Number of turkeys | 976 |
| OAT AC | 4,864 |
| OAT BU | 50,507 |
| PEA BU | 7,730 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 18,145 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,338 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,270 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,993 |
| WHT AC | 541 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,201 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 111 |
| BEN BU | 257 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,270 |
| CATTLE KS | 384 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 795 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 902 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,697 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,338 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 240 |
| DUCKS | 105 |
| FAMILIES | 545 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6 |
| FRN CA | 2,764 |
| GEESE | 398 |
| GRA BU | 371 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,247 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 737 |
| HOUSES | 367 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 358 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 125 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 350 |
| INF 11 A | 89 |
| MD FEM | 498 |
| MD MALE | 499 |
| MD TOT | 997 |
| MILK COWS | 1,462 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 55 |
| OC P | 271 |
| OC TOT | 326 |
| OTHER FOWL | 310 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 780 |
| OTHERS | 35 |
| SHEEP | 1,370 |
| SHEEP KS | 742 |
| SILOS | 450 |
| SUP AM | 23,993 |
| SUP FOR | 4,514 |
| SUP JV | 123 |
| SUP PAT | 6,853 |
| SUP SC | 17,017 |
| SUP TOT | 28,507 |
| SWINE | 1,081 |
| SWINE KS | 486 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 367 |
| TUR AC | 67 |
| TUR BU | 10,059 |
| TURKEY | 976 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185002— 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 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). "Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-st-hyacinthe-qc185002-1891/.