St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 9,797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 72.954°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité had a population of 9,797: 4,403 male and 5,394 female residents. Population density was 1032.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 9,797 total population, 6,074 area in acres, 5,394 females in the population, 4,403 males in the population, 3,515 single (never-married) females, 2,720 single (never-married) males, 1,785 families, 1,571 married males, 1,568 married females, 1,032.24 population per square mile, 302 widowed females, 97 widowed males, 14 legally separated males, 9.49 area in square miles, 7 legally separated females, 2 divorced females, 1 males with marital status not given. 9,210 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 9,577 persons of French origin, 68 persons of British origin (English), 49 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 47 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of Chinese origin, 8 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Greek origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 11 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 9,700 Roman Catholics, 30 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 15 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 15 Presbyterians, 11 Jews, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,204 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Côté | 1836–1915 | died here |
| Boucher de la Bruère | 1837–1917 | born here |
| Alexandrine Teyssèdre | 1842–1921 | died here |
| Élisabeth Bergeron | 1851–1936 | died here |
| Dominique-Ceslas Gonthier | 1853–1917 | died here |
| Claver Casavant | 1855–1933 | born and died here |
| Omer-Edmond Dalaire | 1856–1919 | died here |
| Élie Bourbeau | 1864–1934 | died here |
| Honoré Mercier | 1875–1937 | born here |
| Marie-Victorin | 1885–1944 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141873
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hyacinthe
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hyacinthe
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-city-cit-qc195012-1911/.