Allumette Island, Quebec (1891 census)
Allumette Island was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,618. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138026168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.867°N, 77.047°W.
Population
In 1891, Allumette Island had a population of 1,618: 816 male and 802 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,618 |
| 1901 | 1,761 |
| 1911 | 1,709 |
| 1921 | 1,575 |
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, Allumette Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,618 total population, 816 males, 802 females, 418 married persons, 254 families, 209 married females, 209 married males, 57 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,143 single persons under 18, 592 single males under 18, 551 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 915 persons who are not French Canadian, 703 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 252 occupied houses, 251 houses, 247 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 1 story, 109 houses of 4 rooms, 104 houses of 2 stories, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 71,869 bushels of oats, 47,338 pounds of homemade butter, 33,466 acres of land in farms, 27,738 bushels of potatoes, 17,646 acres of improved land in farms, 15,820 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,932 acres of farmland under crops, 8,060 bushels of peas, 6,898 chickens, 5,657 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,518 bushels of spring wheat, 4,511 acres of oats, 3,665 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,403 tons of hay, 3,319 acres of hay crops, 2,545 bushels of rye, 2,333 bushels of buckwheat, 1,990 bushels of turnips, 1,746 sheep, 1,508 swine, 1,250 bushels of corn, 1,073 other cattle, 980 turkeys, 889 milk cows, 776 swine slaughtered or sold, 725 bushels of barley, 553 horses aged over 3 years, 533 acres of wheat, 516 geese, 471 sheep slaughtered or sold, 287 acres of potatoes, 262 occupants of farms, 253 cattle killed or sold, 231 farm occupants who own their land, 228 horses aged 3 years and under, 145 bushels of beans, 85 ducks, 85 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 acres of barley, 49 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 6, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138026168
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). "Allumette Island, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/allumette-island-qc177002-1891/.