St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,746. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 72.954°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité had a population of 3,746: 1,736 male and 2,010 female residents. Population density was 2120.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 757 |
| Number of females | 2,010 |
| Number of males | 1,736 |
| Number of married females | 630 |
| Number of married males | 636 |
| Number of married persons | 1,266 |
| Number of widowed females | 147 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 198 |
| Total population | 3,746 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,233 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,049 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,282 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 570 |
| Number of occupied houses | 571 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 874 |
| BWT BU | 561 |
| CRN BU | 799 |
| HAY AC | 183 |
| HAY TONS | 261 |
| OAT BU | 3,767 |
| PEA BU | 2,088 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 6,570 |
| Total area (acres) | 603 |
| WHT SP BU | 263 |
| WHT WTR BU | 21 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 38 |
| AREA | 603 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| CD | 121 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 757 |
| FEMALE | 2,010 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 571 |
| INHABITED | 570 |
| MALE | 1,736 |
| MARRIED F | 630 |
| MARRIED M | 636 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,266 |
| POPULATION | 3,746 |
| ROOT BU | 1,378 |
| SINGLE F | 1,233 |
| SINGLE M | 1,049 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,282 |
| TUR BU | 222 |
| UNINHABITED | 31 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 147 |
| WIDOWED M | 51 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 198 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC121008— 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 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. Hyacinthe, City—Cité, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-city-cit-qc121008-1871/.