Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks, Quebec (1891 census)
Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.614°N, 61.529°W.
Population
In 1891, Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks had a population of 398: 210 male and 188 female residents. Population density was 15.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 377 |
| 1891 | 398 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grande Entrée, 1901 (18.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wolfe, Bryon Islands, Grosse Ile & Bird Rocks, 1901 (81.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 61 |
| Number of families | 61 |
| Number of females | 188 |
| Number of males | 210 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 124 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 188 |
| POP M | 210 |
| POP TOT | 398 |
| Total population | 398 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 116 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 145 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 261 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 158 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 240 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 58 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 58 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 24 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 34 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 58 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 226 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,142 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 397 |
| Acres of hay crops | 261 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 623 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,765 |
| Acres of oats | 22 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 255 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 588 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,594 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 613 |
| HAY AC | 261 |
| HAY TONS | 306 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 41 |
| Number of chickens | 470 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 65 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 32 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 51 |
| Number of milk cows | 138 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 68 |
| Number of other cattle | 96 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 390 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 31 |
| Number of swine | 77 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| OAT AC | 22 |
| OAT BU | 588 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 3,594 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 23 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,107 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,458 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 306 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,458 |
| CATTLE KS | 41 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 116 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 261 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 23 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 61 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,107 |
| FRN CA | 158 |
| GEESE | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 470 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 51 |
| HOUSES | 58 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 34 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 58 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 62 |
| MD MALE | 62 |
| MD TOT | 124 |
| MILK COWS | 138 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 65 |
| OC TOT | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 96 |
| OTHERS | 240 |
| SHEEP | 390 |
| SHEEP KS | 31 |
| SUP AM | 623 |
| SUP FOR | 3,142 |
| SUP PAT | 226 |
| SUP SC | 397 |
| SUP TOT | 3,765 |
| SWINE | 77 |
| SWINE KS | 40 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 58 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 613 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154011— 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 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). "Grosse Ile, Isle Bryon & Bird Rocks, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grosse-ile-isle-bryon-bird-rocks-qc154011-1891/.