Isle Perrot, Quebec (1881 census)
Isle Perrot was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.374°N, 73.938°W.
Population
In 1881, Isle Perrot had a population of 924: 461 male and 463 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 891 |
| 1861 | 940 |
| 1871 | 935 |
| 1881 | 924 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 924 total population, 463 females, 461 males, 275 married persons, 163 families, 138 married males, 137 married females, 30 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 619 single persons under 18, 310 single females under 18, 309 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 150 inhabited houses, 150 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,749 bushels of peas and beans, 21,126 bushels of oats, 15,000 bushels of potatoes, 2,656 bushels of spring wheat, 2,466 bushels of buckwheat, 2,336 bushels of barley, 1,192 bushels of other root crops, 669 bushels of corn, 660 acres of hay crops, 641 tons of hay, 501 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 296 acres of wheat, 120 acres of potatoes, 59 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| G. (Guillaume) Forbes | 1865–1940 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 924 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC075007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075007_1851_1881— 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 1881 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). "Isle Perrot, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/isle-perrot-qc075007-1881/.