St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,321. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 72.954°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité had a population of 5,321: 2,541 male and 2,780 female residents. Population density was 3011.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,695 |
| 1871 | 3,746 |
| 1881 | 5,321 |
| 1891 | 7,016 |
| 1901 | 9,210 |
| 1911 | 9,797 |
| 1921 | 10,859 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,068 |
| Number of families | 1,068 |
| Number of females | 2,780 |
| Number of males | 2,541 |
| Number of married females | 928 |
| Number of married males | 924 |
| Number of married persons | 1,852 |
| Number of widowed females | 190 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| Number of widowed persons | 268 |
| POP TOT | 5,321 |
| Total population | 5,321 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,662 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,539 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,201 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 746 |
| Number of occupied houses | 746 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 244 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR BU | 430 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 430 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,872 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,678 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,224 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,862 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 127 |
| CRN BU | 299 |
| HAY AC | 244 |
| HAY TONS | 289 |
| OAT BU | 2,872 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,224 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,862 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 289 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 101 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,662 |
| C UNMD M | 1,539 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,201 |
| D OCC | 746 |
| FEMALE | 2,780 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 746 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| MALE | 2,541 |
| MD F | 928 |
| MD M | 924 |
| MD TOT | 1,852 |
| NUMBER CD | 62 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,678 |
| TUR BU | 326 |
| WID F | 190 |
| WID M | 78 |
| WID TOT | 268 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091012— 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. Hyacinthe, City—Cité, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-city-cit-qc062001-1881/.