St. Hugues, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Hugues was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,273. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.796°N, 72.840°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Hugues had a population of 2,273: 1,125 male and 1,148 female residents. Population density was 67.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,990 |
| 1861 | 2,568 |
| 1871 | 2,344 |
| 1881 | 2,273 |
| 1891 | 2,003 |
| 1901 | 1,799 |
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. Hugues, 1871 (81.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Hugues shared boundaries with:
- St. Barnabé
- St. Eugène de Grantham
- St. Guillaume d'Upton
- St. Jude
- St. Louis de Bonsecours
- St. Marcel
- St. Simon
- Ste. Hélène
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 497 |
| Number of families | 497 |
| Number of females | 1,148 |
| Number of males | 1,125 |
| Number of married females | 394 |
| Number of married males | 393 |
| Number of married persons | 787 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP TOT | 2,273 |
| Total population | 2,273 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 704 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 696 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,400 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 372 |
| Number of occupied houses | 372 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,998 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 766 |
| BAR BU | 4,632 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,632 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 813 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,361 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 63,251 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,523 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 978 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,035 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,959 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 212 |
| BWT BU | 813 |
| CRN BU | 1,361 |
| HAY AC | 2,998 |
| HAY TONS | 3,967 |
| OAT BU | 63,251 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 978 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 8,035 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,967 |
| WHT AC | 766 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,959 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 704 |
| C UNMD M | 696 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,400 |
| D OCC | 372 |
| FEMALE | 1,148 |
| GRA BU | 262 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 372 |
| H UNINH | 39 |
| MALE | 1,125 |
| MD F | 394 |
| MD M | 393 |
| MD TOT | 787 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,523 |
| TUR BU | 212 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC138008— 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 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. Hugues, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hugues-qc058005-1881/.