St. Hyacinthe, Town, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Hyacinthe, Town was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,194. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141873. 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.
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, Seminary and Convent, 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 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,194 total population, 1,639 males, 1,555 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,437, Female members of the family who are present: 1,405, 1,131 single males, 1,015 single females, 531 families, 472 married males, 468 married females, 343 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 202, 168 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 150, 72 widowed females, 65 male births, 60 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 43, 36 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 30, 4 lunatic females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 266 single males aged 15 to 20, 226 single males aged 10 to 15, 207 females aged 5 to 10, 195 single females aged 15 to 20, 192 males aged 5 to 10, 164 single females aged 10 to 15, 154 married females aged 20 to 30, 143 single females aged 20 to 30, 139 single males aged 20 to 30, 131 married males aged 30 to 40, 130 married females aged 30 to 40, 111 married males aged 20 to 30, 107 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 married females aged 40 to 50, 69 males under age 1, 67 married males aged 50 to 60, 65 females under age 1, 53 males aged 4 to 5, 53 single females aged 30 to 40, 49 married females aged 50 to 60, 46 males aged 2 to 3, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 35 females age 3 to 4, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 28 males of unknown age, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 females of unknown age, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 18 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,902 French Canadians, 123 persons originating in Ireland, 83 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 53 persons originating in the United States, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 11 negroes or coloured persons, 11 persons originating in the West Indies, 5 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 6,800 tons of hay, 454 acres of land in farms, 302 bushels of oats, 252 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 220 horses, 202 acres of farmland under cultivation, 201 milk cows, 186 swine, 101 acres of farmland under crops, 101 bushels of wheat, 99 bushels of peas, 90 bushels of potatoes, 79 acres of farmland in pasture, 50 pounds of hops, 39 acres of oats, 39 sheep, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 27 bushels of corn, 27 calves and heifers, 23 acres of peas, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 acres of wheat, 5 barrels of pork, 5 bulls, oxen, or steers, 5 occupants of farms, 2 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of potatoes, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 54 yards of flannel, 24 yards of fulled cloth, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling). 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 per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 49 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 15, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 13, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 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 of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Siméon Marchesseault | 1806–1855 | died here |
| Joseph-Sabin Raymond | 1810–1887 | born here |
| Charles-Irénée Lagorce | 1813–1864 | born here |
| Louis Antoine Dessaulles | 1818–1895 | born here |
| Étienne Leblanc | 1839–1897 | born here |
| Ferdinand Gagnon | 1849–1886 | born here |
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: Q141873
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hyacinthe
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hyacinthe
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/.