St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 788. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.637°N, 72.922°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur had a population of 788: 386 male and 402 female residents. Population density was 56.1 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 402 |
| Number of males | 386 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| Total population | 788 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 496 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,177 |
| BWT BU | 685 |
| CRN BU | 1,098 |
| HAY AC | 824 |
| HAY TONS | 694 |
| OAT BU | 12,689 |
| PEA BU | 5,015 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 9,529 |
| Total area (acres) | 5,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,285 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 211 |
| AREA | 5,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| CD | 121 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FEMALE | 402 |
| GRA BU | 123 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 131 |
| INHABITED | 131 |
| MALE | 386 |
| MARRIED F | 135 |
| MARRIED M | 134 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 269 |
| POPULATION | 788 |
| ROOT BU | 343 |
| SINGLE F | 249 |
| SINGLE M | 247 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 496 |
| TUR BU | 3 |
| UNINHABITED | 39 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC121009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091007— 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 le Confesseur, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-le-confesseur-qc121009-1871/.