St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 940. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912290. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.637°N, 72.922°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur had a population of 940: 493 male and 447 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph, VL, 1901 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 940 total population, 493 males, 447 females, 315 married persons, 184 families, 158 married females, 157 married males, 25 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 600 single persons under 18, 328 single males under 18, 272 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 932 French Canadians, 8 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 177 houses, 177 occupied houses, 162 houses built of wood, 94 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 2 stories, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses built of brick, 8 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,310 pounds of homemade butter, 15,720 bushels of oats, 9,583 acres of land in farms, 9,325 bushels of potatoes, 8,462 bushels of turnips, 8,258 acres of improved land in farms, 5,376 acres of farmland under crops, 3,014 acres of hay crops, 2,881 bushels of barley, 2,819 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,457 bushels of peas, 2,384 chickens, 2,293 tons of hay, 1,388 acres of oats, 1,325 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,004 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 782 bushels of spring wheat, 621 bushels of corn, 425 milk cows, 404 bushels of buckwheat, 363 swine, 268 swine slaughtered or sold, 265 horses aged over 3 years, 247 acres of barley, 237 sheep, 230 other cattle, 184 occupants of farms, 155 sheep slaughtered or sold, 150 farm occupants who own their land, 108 acres of potatoes, 84 acres of wheat, 83 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 78 cattle killed or sold, 76 horses aged 3 years and under, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, Capacity of silos (tons): 60, 54 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 geese, 42 acres of turnips, 34 farm occupants who rent their land, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 bushels of beans, 16 turkeys, 16 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 13 ducks, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-le-confesseur-qc185008-1891/.