St. Hypolite, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Hypolite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462419. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.922°N, 74.030°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Hypolite had a population of 856: 442 male and 414 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Hypolite shared boundaries with:
- St. Calixte, Village
- St. Emile (Wexford)
- St. Jérôme
- St. Sauveur
- Ste. Adèle
- Ste. Marguerite
- Ste. Sophie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 856 total population, 442 males, 414 females, 273 married persons, 144 families, 137 married males, 136 married females, 27 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 556 single persons under 18, 295 single males under 18, 261 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 796 French Canadians, 60 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 144 houses, 144 houses built of wood, 144 occupied houses, 135 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 32 houses of 1 room, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,995 pounds of homemade butter, 21,779 acres of land in farms, 13,189 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,611 bushels of potatoes, 8,590 acres of improved land in farms, 8,165 bushels of oats, 5,571 acres of farmland under crops, 2,976 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,932 acres of hay crops, 1,419 bushels of buckwheat, 1,391 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,215 tons of hay, 1,187 chickens, 926 acres of oats, 525 sheep, 458 milk cows, 307 bushels of barley, 295 other cattle, 293 swine, 292 bushels of spring wheat, 254 swine slaughtered or sold, 236 bushels of turnips, 233 bushels of peas, 193 horses aged over 3 years, 193 sheep slaughtered or sold, 182 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 134 occupants of farms, 129 farm occupants who own their land, 108 bushels of corn, 103 acres of potatoes, 81 other fowl, 63 cattle killed or sold, 51 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 acres of wheat, 42 bushels of beans, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of barley, 27 geese, 18 turkeys, 14 oxen, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193006— 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 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. Hypolite, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hypolite-qc193006-1891/.