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 Q1550291. 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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 254 |
| Number of families | 254 |
| Number of females | 802 |
| Number of males | 816 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 209 |
| Number of married persons | 418 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 802 |
| POP M | 816 |
| POP TOT | 1,618 |
| Total population | 1,618 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 551 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 592 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,143 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 703 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 915 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 251 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 247 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 104 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,665 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,820 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,932 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,319 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,646 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,466 |
| Acres of oats | 4,511 |
| Acres of potatoes | 287 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 533 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 725 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 725 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,333 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,250 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,869 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,060 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,738 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,545 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,518 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,990 |
| BWT BU | 2,333 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 6 |
| CRN BU | 1,250 |
| HAY AC | 3,319 |
| HAY TONS | 3,403 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 253 |
| Number of chickens | 6,898 |
| Number of ducks | 85 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 231 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 516 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 228 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 553 |
| Number of milk cows | 889 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 262 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,073 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 1,746 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 471 |
| Number of swine | 1,508 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 776 |
| Number of turkeys | 980 |
| OAT AC | 4,511 |
| OAT BU | 71,869 |
| PEA BU | 8,060 |
| POT AC | 287 |
| POT BU | 27,738 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,657 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,338 |
| RYE BU | 2,545 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,403 |
| WHT AC | 533 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,518 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 85 |
| BEN BU | 145 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,338 |
| CATTLE KS | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 551 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 592 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,143 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,657 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 228 |
| DUCKS | 85 |
| FAMILIES | 254 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FRN CA | 703 |
| GEESE | 516 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,898 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 553 |
| HOUSES | 251 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 109 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 104 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 247 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 209 |
| MD MALE | 209 |
| MD TOT | 418 |
| MILK COWS | 889 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 231 |
| OC TOT | 262 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,073 |
| OTHERS | 915 |
| SHEEP | 1,746 |
| SHEEP KS | 471 |
| SILOS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 17,646 |
| SUP FOR | 15,820 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 3,665 |
| SUP SC | 13,932 |
| SUP TOT | 33,466 |
| SWINE | 1,508 |
| SWINE KS | 776 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 252 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,990 |
| TURKEY | 980 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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: Q1550291
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/.