St. Hyacinthe, Town, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Hyacinthe, Town was a town in St. Hyacinthe County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,194. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.632°N, 72.949°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Hyacinthe, Town had a population of 3,194: 1,639 male and 1,555 female residents. Population density was 3225.5 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Hyacinthe, City—Cité, 1861 (56.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Hyacinthe, Town shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 342 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 531 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 30 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,405 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 150 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,437 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 43 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 202 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 531 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 60 |
| Number of females | 1,555 |
| Number of females attending school | 168 |
| Number of lunatic females | 4 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 65 |
| Number of males | 1,639 |
| Number of males attending school | 343 |
| Number of married females | 468 |
| Number of married males | 472 |
| Number of single females | 1,015 |
| Number of single males | 1,131 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| POP | 3,194 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,555 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,639 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,194 |
| Total population | 3,194 |
Age structure (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 35 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 39 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 207 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 19 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 65 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 46 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 39 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 53 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 192 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 28 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 69 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 154 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 130 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 90 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 49 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 23 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 111 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 131 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 107 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 67 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 38 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 164 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 195 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 143 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 53 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 226 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 266 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 139 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 15 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 18 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females over 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,902 |
| Number of negroes or coloured persons | 11 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 83 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 123 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 53 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 11 |
Agriculture (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of corn | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 252 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 101 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 202 |
| Acres of land in farms | 454 |
| Acres of oats | 39 |
| Acres of peas | 23 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 101 |
| CRN AC | 1 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY TONS | 6,800 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 5 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 27 |
| Number of horses | 220 |
| Number of milk cows | 201 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 39 |
| Number of swine | 186 |
| OAT AC | 39 |
| OAT BU | 302 |
| PEA AC | 23 |
| PEA BU | 99 |
| PORK BAR | 5 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 90 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,800 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT BU | 101 |
Manufacturing & industry (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 54 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 24 |
Deaths & mortality (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 23 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 15 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 26 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 13 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 49 |
Other recorded variables (139 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BOV | 5 |
| C H | 27 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,639 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,555 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,194 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,437 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,405 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 202 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 150 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 43 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 30 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 5 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C119 OVR 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 65 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 28 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 19 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 472 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,131 |
| C128 WID MALE | 36 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,639 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 60 |
| C130 MD FEM | 468 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,015 |
| C132 WID FEM | 72 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,555 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,194 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 26 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 23 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 49 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 69 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 343 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 168 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 65 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 4 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 13 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 15 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 34 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 32 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 5 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 46 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 39 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 2 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 39 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 35 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 53 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 32 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 192 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 207 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 226 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 164 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 266 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 16 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 195 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 111 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 139 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 154 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 143 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 131 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 12 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 6 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 130 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 53 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 6 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 107 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 15 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 90 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 18 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 18 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 67 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 7 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 9 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 49 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 5 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 13 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 38 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 9 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 23 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 5 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 18 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 12 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 8 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 3 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 9 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 4 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | St. Hyacinthe |
| COL PERSONS | 11 |
| CROP | 101 |
| CULT | 202 |
| ENG WLS | 4 |
| FC YRDS | 24 |
| FLAN YRDS | 54 |
| FLX LBS | 30 |
| FR | 5 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,902 |
| GARDEN | 22 |
| HELD | 454 |
| HOP LBS | 50 |
| HORSE | 220 |
| IRE | 123 |
| LINE NO | 1,379 |
| M COWS | 201 |
| MW BU | 2 |
| NOT FRN | 83 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 2 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 2 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 79 |
| SCOT | 13 |
| SHEEP | 39 |
| SWINE | 186 |
| TOT O | 5 |
| US | 53 |
| WOOD | 252 |
| WST IN | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078002— 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 1851 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, Town, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hyacinthe-town-qc078002-1851/.