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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,799 total population, 1,439 males, 1,360 females, 997 married persons, 545 families, 499 married males, 498 married females, 105 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,697 single persons under 18, 902 single males under 18, 795 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,764 French Canadians, 35 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 367 houses, 367 occupied houses, 358 houses of 1 story, 350 houses built of wood, 125 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 79 houses of 3 rooms, 69 houses of 4 rooms, 67 houses of 5 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses built of brick, 8 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,507 bushels of oats, 35,270 pounds of homemade butter, 28,507 acres of land in farms, 23,993 acres of improved land in farms, 18,145 bushels of potatoes, 17,017 acres of farmland under crops, 10,247 chickens, 10,059 bushels of turnips, 8,606 bushels of barley, 7,730 bushels of peas, 6,908 acres of hay crops, 6,853 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,991 bushels of buckwheat, 4,993 tons of hay, 4,864 acres of oats, 4,514 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,338 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,201 bushels of spring wheat, 3,191 bushels of corn, 1,462 milk cows, 1,370 sheep, 1,081 swine, 976 turkeys, 893 acres of barley, 780 other cattle, 742 sheep slaughtered or sold, 737 horses aged over 3 years, 541 acres of wheat, 486 swine slaughtered or sold, Capacity of silos (tons): 450, 398 geese, 384 cattle killed or sold, 371 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 326 occupants of farms, 310 other fowl, 271 farm occupants who own their land, 257 bushels of beans, 240 horses aged 3 years and under, 204 acres of potatoes, 123 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 111 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 105 ducks, 90 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 89 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 67 acres of turnips, 55 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185002— 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 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/.