St. Hilarion, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Hilarion was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.581°N, 70.400°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Hilarion had a population of 1,099: 561 male and 538 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 540 |
| 1871 | 862 |
| 1881 | 1,020 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 1,035 |
| 1911 | 991 |
| 1921 | 854 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Hilarion shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 538 |
| Number of males | 561 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 538 |
| POP M | 561 |
| POP TOT | 1,099 |
| Total population | 1,099 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 370 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 705 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,088 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 157 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 157 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 157 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,512 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,496 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,517 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,132 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,066 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,562 |
| Acres of oats | 812 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 738 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 528 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 528 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,740 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,472 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,592 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,015 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,082 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,110 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 332 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 1,740 |
| HAY AC | 1,132 |
| HAY TONS | 762 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 2,708 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 153 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 609 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 83 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 159 |
| Number of milk cows | 354 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 160 |
| Number of other cattle | 348 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 184 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 1,767 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 690 |
| Number of swine | 378 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 289 |
| Number of turkeys | 766 |
| OAT AC | 812 |
| OAT BU | 4,472 |
| PEA BU | 2,592 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 11,015 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 655 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,776 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,665 |
| RYE BU | 2,082 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 762 |
| WHT AC | 738 |
| WHT FALL BU | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,110 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,665 |
| CATTLE KS | 76 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 705 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 655 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 83 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,776 |
| FRN CA | 1,088 |
| GEESE | 609 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,708 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 159 |
| HOUSES | 157 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 157 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 367 |
| MILK COWS | 354 |
| NAME CD | Charlevoix |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 153 |
| OC TOT | 160 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 348 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 1,767 |
| SHEEP KS | 690 |
| SUP AM | 12,066 |
| SUP FOR | 7,496 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 7,512 |
| SUP SC | 4,517 |
| SUP TOT | 19,562 |
| SWINE | 378 |
| SWINE KS | 289 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 157 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 332 |
| TURKEY | 766 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 184 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048008— 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. Hilarion, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hilarion-qc147009-1891/.