St. Hilaire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Hilaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,251. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.562°N, 73.173°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Hilaire had a population of 1,251: 612 male and 639 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Hilaire, 1881 (92.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Hilaire shared boundaries with:
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 1,251 total population, 639 females, 612 males, 409 married persons, 250 families, 205 married males, 204 married females, 66 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 776 single persons under 18, 391 single females under 18, 385 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,228 French Canadians, 23 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 247 houses, 247 occupied houses, 226 houses of 1 story, 216 houses built of wood, 100 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 51 houses of 3 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses built of brick, 15 houses built of stone, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,243 bushels of oats, 13,763 pounds of homemade butter, 12,192 bushels of potatoes, 11,736 acres of land in farms, 9,015 acres of improved land in farms, 5,171 bushels of peas, 4,979 acres of farmland under crops, 3,701 chickens, 3,406 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,721 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,702 bushels of barley, 2,112 acres of hay crops, 2,094 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,815 bushels of buckwheat, 1,812 bushels of spring wheat, 1,661 tons of hay, 1,509 acres of oats, 1,316 bushels of corn, 645 milk cows, 630 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 540 sheep, 419 swine slaughtered or sold, 400 swine, 394 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 378 sheep slaughtered or sold, 338 horses aged over 3 years, 311 turkeys, 267 other cattle, 263 acres of wheat, 221 occupants of farms, 209 acres of barley, 185 farm occupants who own their land, 124 cattle killed or sold, 109 acres of potatoes, 109 horses aged 3 years and under, 100 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 92 bushels of beans, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 87 geese, 76 bushels of turnips, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 ducks, 5 oxen, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Gédéon Ouimet | 1823–1905 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC194005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912275
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). "St. Hilaire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hilaire-qc184009-1891/.