Ireland S., Quebec (1891 census)
Ireland S. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.056°N, 71.466°W.
Population
In 1891, Ireland S. had a population of 953: 500 male and 453 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 953 |
| 1901 | 1,061 |
| 1911 | 1,030 |
| 1921 | 1,274 |
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 was contained in Ireland, Coleraine, 1881 (35.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ireland S. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 953 total population, 500 males, 453 females, 301 married persons, 171 families, 151 married females, 150 married males, 32 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 620 single persons under 18, 337 single males under 18, 283 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 484 persons who are not French Canadian, 469 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 163 houses, 163 occupied houses, 162 houses built of wood, 154 houses of 1 story, 49 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 1 room, 16 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,110 pounds of homemade butter, 31,793 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 20,759 acres of land in farms, 17,681 bushels of potatoes, 16,710 bushels of oats, 11,076 acres of improved land in farms, 9,683 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,413 acres of farmland under crops, 6,019 bushels of buckwheat, 4,616 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,505 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,401 acres of hay crops, 4,024 tons of hay, 1,815 chickens, 1,436 bushels of turnips, 1,120 sheep, 1,114 bushels of barley, 1,050 other cattle, 932 acres of oats, 931 sheep slaughtered or sold, 751 milk cows, 719 cattle killed or sold, 466 bushels of spring wheat, 323 swine slaughtered or sold, 235 horses aged over 3 years, 216 oxen, 214 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 206 swine, 174 occupants of farms, 168 farm occupants who own their land, 162 bushels of peas, 154 acres of potatoes, 122 horses aged 3 years and under, 102 geese, 86 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 75 acres of barley, 63 turkeys, 55 bushels of corn, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 acres of wheat, 46 bushels of beans, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 ducks, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of rye, 6 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 5, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071006_1891— 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). "Ireland S., Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ireland-s-qc168005-1891/.