St. Hypolite, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Hypolite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462419. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.922°N, 74.030°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Hypolite had a population of 835: 447 male and 388 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 967 |
| 1881 | 835 |
| 1891 | 856 |
| 1901 | 961 |
| 1911 | 896 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Hypolite, 1871 (87.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Hypolite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 835 total population, 447 males, 388 females, 280 married persons, 163 families, 140 married females, 140 married males, 17 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 538 single persons under 18, 299 single males under 18, 239 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 160 inhabited houses, 160 occupied houses, 39 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,111 bushels of oats, 7,423 bushels of potatoes, 2,645 bushels of buckwheat, 1,033 tons of hay, 1,029 acres of hay crops, 400 bushels of corn, 357 bushels of barley, 305 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 259 bushels of spring wheat, 171 bushels of turnips, 146 bushels of peas and beans, 90 acres of potatoes, 30 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 835 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC202006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462419
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hippolyte,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hippolyte_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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. Hypolite, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hypolite-qc094013-1881/.