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 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 density was 67.0 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).
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 184 |
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 447 |
| Number of males | 493 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 315 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 447 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP TOT | 940 |
| Total population | 940 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 600 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 932 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 177 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 94 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 247 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,819 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,325 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,376 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,014 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,258 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,583 |
| Acres of oats | 1,388 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of turnips | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR AC | 247 |
| BAR BU | 2,881 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,881 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,720 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,457 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,325 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 782 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,462 |
| BWT BU | 404 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 60 |
| CRN BU | 621 |
| HAY AC | 3,014 |
| HAY TONS | 2,293 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 78 |
| Number of chickens | 2,384 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 150 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 52 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 265 |
| Number of milk cows | 425 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 184 |
| Number of other cattle | 230 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 83 |
| Number of sheep | 237 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 155 |
| Number of swine | 363 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 268 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 1,388 |
| OAT BU | 15,720 |
| PEA BU | 2,457 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 9,325 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,004 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,310 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,293 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT SP BU | 782 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 54 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,310 |
| CATTLE KS | 78 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 272 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 328 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 600 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,004 |
| FRN CA | 932 |
| GEESE | 52 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,384 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 265 |
| HOUSES | 177 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 94 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 83 |
| MD FEM | 158 |
| MD MALE | 157 |
| MD TOT | 315 |
| MILK COWS | 425 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 150 |
| OC TOT | 184 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 230 |
| OTHERS | 8 |
| SHEEP | 237 |
| SHEEP KS | 155 |
| SILOS | 60 |
| SUP AM | 8,258 |
| SUP FOR | 1,325 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 2,819 |
| SUP SC | 5,376 |
| SUP TOT | 9,583 |
| SWINE | 363 |
| SWINE KS | 268 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 177 |
| TUR AC | 42 |
| TUR BU | 8,462 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185008— 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 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/.