St. Hilaire, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Hilaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.558°N, 73.173°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Hilaire had a population of 1,383: 663 male and 720 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,520 |
| 1861 | 1,589 |
| 1871 | 1,208 |
| 1881 | 1,383 |
| 1891 | 1,251 |
| 1901 | 1,275 |
| 1911 | 1,309 |
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 St. Hilaire, 1891 (92.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Hilaire 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 | 307 |
| Number of families | 307 |
| Number of females | 720 |
| Number of males | 663 |
| Number of married females | 233 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 466 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,383 |
| Total population | 1,383 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 862 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 260 |
| Number of occupied houses | 260 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,451 |
| Acres of potatoes | 79 |
| Acres of wheat | 283 |
| BAR BU | 3,820 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,820 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 952 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,179 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,707 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,006 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9,670 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,002 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,996 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 44 |
| BWT BU | 952 |
| CRN BU | 1,179 |
| HAY AC | 1,451 |
| HAY TONS | 1,942 |
| OAT BU | 17,707 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9,670 |
| POT AC | 79 |
| POT BU | 6,002 |
| RYE BU | 29 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,942 |
| WHT AC | 283 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,996 |
| WHT WTR BU | 44 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 456 |
| C UNMD M | 406 |
| C UNMD TOT | 862 |
| D OCC | 260 |
| FEMALE | 720 |
| GRA BU | 193 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 260 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 663 |
| MD F | 233 |
| MD M | 233 |
| MD TOT | 466 |
| NUMBER CD | 63 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,006 |
| TUR BU | 164 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC063012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC194005— 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). "St. Hilaire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hilaire-qc063012-1881/.