St. Hugues, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Hugues was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,344. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.795°N, 72.820°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Hugues had a population of 2,344: 1,177 male and 1,167 female residents. Population density was 56.6 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Hugues, 1881 (81.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Hugues shared boundaries with:
- St. Barnabé
- St. Ephrem
- St. Germain de Grantham
- St. Guillaume d'Upton
- St. Jude
- St. Marcel
- St. Simon
- Ste. Hélène
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 419 |
| Number of females | 1,167 |
| Number of males | 1,177 |
| Number of married females | 385 |
| Number of married males | 389 |
| Number of married persons | 774 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| Total population | 2,344 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 741 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,508 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 374 |
| Number of occupied houses | 374 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,638 |
| BWT BU | 2,625 |
| CRN BU | 1,291 |
| HAY AC | 2,357 |
| HAY TONS | 2,957 |
| OAT BU | 46,563 |
| PEA BU | 7,904 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 21,003 |
| RYE BU | 23 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,520 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,865 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,022 |
| AREA | 19,520 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| CD | 122 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 419 |
| FEMALE | 1,167 |
| GRA BU | 642 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 374 |
| INHABITED | 374 |
| MALE | 1,177 |
| MARRIED F | 385 |
| MARRIED M | 389 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 774 |
| POPULATION | 2,344 |
| ROOT BU | 342 |
| SINGLE F | 741 |
| SINGLE M | 767 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,508 |
| TUR BU | 206 |
| UNINHABITED | 43 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC122005— 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 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. Hugues, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hugues-qc122005-1871/.