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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912275. 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 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,383 total population, 720 females, 663 males, 466 married persons, 307 families, 233 married females, 233 married males, 55 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 862 single persons under 18, 456 single females under 18, 406 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 260 inhabited houses, 260 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,707 bushels of oats, 9,670 bushels of peas and beans, 6,002 bushels of potatoes, 3,820 bushels of barley, 2,006 bushels of other root crops, 1,996 bushels of spring wheat, 1,942 tons of hay, 1,451 acres of hay crops, 1,179 bushels of corn, 952 bushels of buckwheat, 283 acres of wheat, 193 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 164 bushels of turnips, 79 acres of potatoes, 44 bushels of winter wheat, 29 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Arsène Bessette | 1873–1921 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,383 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:
QC063012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912275
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/.