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 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 density was 14.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 144 |
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 414 |
| Number of males | 442 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 273 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 414 |
| POP M | 442 |
| POP TOT | 856 |
| Total population | 856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 556 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 796 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 60 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 144 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 144 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 32 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 135 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 144 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,976 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,189 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,571 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,932 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,590 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,779 |
| Acres of oats | 926 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 43 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 307 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,419 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,165 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,611 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 236 |
| BWT BU | 1,419 |
| CRN BU | 108 |
| HAY AC | 1,932 |
| HAY TONS | 1,215 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 63 |
| Number of chickens | 1,187 |
| Number of ducks | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 129 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 193 |
| Number of milk cows | 458 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 134 |
| Number of other cattle | 295 |
| Number of other fowl | 81 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 525 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 193 |
| Number of swine | 293 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 254 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 926 |
| OAT BU | 8,165 |
| PEA BU | 233 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 8,611 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 182 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,391 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,995 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,215 |
| WHT AC | 43 |
| WHT SP BU | 292 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,995 |
| CATTLE KS | 63 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 295 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 556 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 182 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,391 |
| FRN CA | 796 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,187 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 193 |
| HOUSES | 144 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 135 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 144 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 136 |
| MD MALE | 137 |
| MD TOT | 273 |
| MILK COWS | 458 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 129 |
| OC TOT | 134 |
| OTHER FOWL | 81 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 295 |
| OTHERS | 60 |
| SHEEP | 525 |
| SHEEP KS | 193 |
| SUP AM | 8,590 |
| SUP FOR | 13,189 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 2,976 |
| SUP SC | 5,571 |
| SUP TOT | 21,779 |
| SWINE | 293 |
| SWINE KS | 254 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 144 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 236 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
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: 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 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/.