L’Anse au Griffon, Quebec (1891 census)
L’Anse au Griffon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,030. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.918°N, 64.295°W.
Population
In 1891, L’Anse au Griffon had a population of 1,030: 549 male and 481 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 679 |
| 1891 | 1,030 |
| 1901 | 792 |
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, L’Anse au Griffon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,030 total population, 549 males, 481 females, 309 married persons, 184 families, 155 married females, 154 married males, 32 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 689 single persons under 18, 379 single males under 18, 310 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 710 French Canadians, 320 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 175 houses, 175 houses built of wood, 175 occupied houses, 135 houses of 1 story, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,320 pounds of homemade butter, 11,835 acres of land in farms, 9,094 bushels of potatoes, 8,798 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,221 bushels of oats, 3,037 acres of improved land in farms, 2,943 bushels of barley, 1,686 chickens, 1,611 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,416 acres of farmland under crops, 1,186 bushels of turnips, 1,172 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 825 tons of hay, 621 sheep, 607 acres of hay crops, 478 swine, 254 swine slaughtered or sold, 230 bushels of peas, 215 milk cows, 215 other cattle, 184 occupants of farms, 180 farm occupants who own their land, 179 acres of oats, 176 acres of barley, 174 sheep slaughtered or sold, 172 bushels of spring wheat, 112 oxen, 103 acres of potatoes, 97 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 80 horses aged over 3 years, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 cattle killed or sold, 27 acres of turnips, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 geese, 21 acres of wheat, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 ducks, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 bushels of rye, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154012— 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). "L’Anse au Griffon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-anse-au-griffon-qc154015-1891/.