Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks, Quebec (1881 census)
Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.614°N, 61.529°W.
Population
In 1881, Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks had a population of 377: 196 male and 181 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 151 |
| 1881 | 377 |
| 1891 | 398 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 377 total population, 196 males, 181 females, 119 married persons, 68 families, 60 married males, 59 married females, 10 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 248 single persons under 18, 131 single males under 18, 117 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 68 inhabited houses, 68 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,774 bushels of potatoes, 1,301 bushels of turnips, 367 tons of hay, 364 bushels of oats, 200 acres of hay crops, 199 bushels of barley, 82 bushels of other root crops, 49 acres of potatoes, 1 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 8,299 gallons of fish oil, 2,610 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,282 barrels of herring or alewives, 683 quintals of cod, 256 barrels of mackerel, 133 men on fishing boats, 91 fishing boats, 66 barrels of other fish, 23 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 6 barrels of halibut, 1 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 226,200 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 377 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:
QC039023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154011— 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 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). "Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grosse-ile-isle-bryon-bird-rocks-qc039023-1881/.