St. Hilaire, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Hilaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.558°N, 73.173°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Hilaire had a population of 1,208: 601 male and 607 female residents. Population density was 56.0 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 802 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Hilaire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 227 |
| Number of females | 607 |
| Number of males | 601 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 400 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 1,208 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 370 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 749 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 213 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,349 |
| BWT BU | 1,763 |
| CRN BU | 724 |
| HAY AC | 1,112 |
| HAY TONS | 976 |
| OAT BU | 11,171 |
| PEA BU | 5,454 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 10,082 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,372 |
| WHT WTR BU | 54 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 466 |
| AREA | 11,840 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 123 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 227 |
| FEMALE | 607 |
| GRA BU | 124 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 214 |
| INHABITED | 213 |
| MALE | 601 |
| MARRIED F | 201 |
| MARRIED M | 199 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 400 |
| POPULATION | 1,208 |
| ROOT BU | 1,685 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 370 |
| SINGLE M | 379 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 749 |
| TUR BU | 432 |
| UNINHABITED | 39 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC123003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085005— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hilaire-qc123003-1871/.