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 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 250 |
| Number of families | 250 |
| Number of females | 639 |
| Number of males | 612 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 409 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 639 |
| POP M | 612 |
| POP TOT | 1,251 |
| Total population | 1,251 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 385 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 776 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,228 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 23 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 247 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 15 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 216 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 226 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 247 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 209 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 630 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,406 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,721 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,979 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,112 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,015 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,736 |
| Acres of oats | 1,509 |
| Acres of potatoes | 109 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 263 |
| BAR AC | 209 |
| BAR BU | 2,702 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,702 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,815 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,316 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,243 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,171 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,192 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,812 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 76 |
| BWT BU | 1,815 |
| CRN BU | 1,316 |
| HAY AC | 2,112 |
| HAY TONS | 1,661 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 124 |
| Number of chickens | 3,701 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 36 |
| Number of geese | 87 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 109 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 338 |
| Number of milk cows | 645 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 221 |
| Number of other cattle | 267 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 100 |
| Number of sheep | 540 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 378 |
| Number of swine | 400 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 419 |
| Number of turkeys | 311 |
| OAT AC | 1,509 |
| OAT BU | 14,243 |
| PEA BU | 5,171 |
| POT AC | 109 |
| POT BU | 12,192 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 394 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,094 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,763 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,661 |
| WHT AC | 263 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,812 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 92 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,763 |
| CATTLE KS | 124 |
| CHEESE LB | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 391 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 385 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 776 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,094 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 109 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 250 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 1,228 |
| GEESE | 87 |
| GRA BU | 87 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,701 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 338 |
| HOUSES | 247 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES S | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 100 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 216 |
| INF 11 A | 100 |
| MD FEM | 204 |
| MD MALE | 205 |
| MD TOT | 409 |
| MILK COWS | 645 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC F | 36 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 221 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 267 |
| OTHERS | 23 |
| SHEEP | 540 |
| SHEEP KS | 378 |
| SUP AM | 9,015 |
| SUP FOR | 2,721 |
| SUP JV | 630 |
| SUP PAT | 3,406 |
| SUP SC | 4,979 |
| SUP TOT | 11,736 |
| SWINE | 400 |
| SWINE KS | 419 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 247 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 76 |
| TURKEY | 311 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
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: 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). "St. Hilaire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hilaire-qc184009-1891/.