Indian Reserve, I R, Quebec (1891 census)
Indian Reserve, I R was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 434. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.581°N, 72.202°W.
Population
In 1891, Indian Reserve, I R had a population of 434: 212 male and 222 female residents. Population density was 29.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 434 |
| 1901 | 628 |
| 1911 | 627 |
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 St. Prime, 1881 (12.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Indian Reserve, I R shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 95 |
| Number of families | 95 |
| Number of females | 222 |
| Number of males | 212 |
| Number of married females | 82 |
| Number of married males | 82 |
| Number of married persons | 164 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 222 |
| POP M | 212 |
| POP TOT | 434 |
| Total population | 434 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 127 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 125 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 252 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 52 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 382 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 61 |
| Number of houses | 32 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 32 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 277 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 257 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 203 |
| Acres of hay crops | 87 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 482 |
| Acres of land in farms | 739 |
| Acres of oats | 48 |
| Acres of potatoes | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR BU | 6 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 572 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 880 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 87 |
| HAY TONS | 150 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1 |
| Number of chickens | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 19 |
| Number of milk cows | 38 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 31 |
| Number of other cattle | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 12 |
| Number of swine | 19 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 48 |
| OAT BU | 572 |
| PEA BU | 196 |
| POT AC | 6 |
| POT BU | 880 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 41 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 300 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 150 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 225 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 300 |
| CATTLE KS | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 127 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 252 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 41 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 95 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 52 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 40 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 19 |
| HOUSES | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 32 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 82 |
| MD MALE | 82 |
| MD TOT | 164 |
| MILK COWS | 38 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 27 |
| OC TOT | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 23 |
| OTHERS | 382 |
| SHEEP | 12 |
| SUP AM | 482 |
| SUP FOR | 257 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 277 |
| SUP SC | 203 |
| SUP TOT | 739 |
| SWINE | 19 |
| SWINE KS | 1 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR BU | 18 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 61 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154008_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). "Indian Reserve, I R, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/indian-reserve-i-r-qc149011-1891/.