St. Hyacinthe, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Hyacinthe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,581. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.621°N, 72.987°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Hyacinthe had a population of 2,581: 1,275 male and 1,306 female residents. Population density was 60.6 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Hyacinthe, Parish, 1861 (77.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe, 1881 (86.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Hyacinthe 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 | 470 |
| Number of females | 1,306 |
| Number of males | 1,275 |
| Number of married females | 415 |
| Number of married males | 416 |
| Number of married persons | 831 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| Total population | 2,581 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 834 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 820 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,654 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 364 |
| Number of occupied houses | 364 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 82 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 11,360 |
| BWT BU | 5,510 |
| CRN BU | 5,055 |
| HAY AC | 2,934 |
| HAY TONS | 2,011 |
| OAT BU | 37,599 |
| PEA BU | 10,574 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 24,155 |
| Total area (acres) | 26,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,449 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,161 |
| AREA | 26,880 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 103 |
| CD | 121 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 470 |
| FEMALE | 1,306 |
| GRA BU | 436 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 364 |
| INHABITED | 364 |
| MALE | 1,275 |
| MARRIED F | 415 |
| MARRIED M | 416 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 831 |
| POPULATION | 2,581 |
| ROOT BU | 2,828 |
| SINGLE F | 834 |
| SINGLE M | 820 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,654 |
| TUR BU | 202 |
| UNINHABITED | 82 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC121007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC121007— 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-qc121007-1871/.