St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 935. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912290. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.637°N, 72.922°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur had a population of 935: 468 male and 467 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 788 |
| 1881 | 935 |
| 1891 | 940 |
| 1901 | 673 |
| 1911 | 648 |
| 1921 | 760 |
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 le Confesseur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 935 total population, 468 males, 467 females, 349 married persons, 201 families, 175 married males, 174 married females, 22 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 564 single persons under 18, 286 single males under 18, 278 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 186 inhabited houses, 186 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 19,508 bushels of oats, 6,542 bushels of peas and beans, 4,581 bushels of potatoes, 2,105 bushels of barley, 1,249 bushels of corn, 1,210 acres of hay crops, 1,195 tons of hay, 941 bushels of spring wheat, 916 bushels of buckwheat, 849 bushels of other root crops, 245 bushels of rye, 111 acres of wheat, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 acres of potatoes, 39 bushels of winter wheat, 17 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 937 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091007_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912290
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 le Confesseur, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-le-confesseur-qc062003-1881/.