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 density was 165.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 679 |
| 1881 | 907 |
| 1891 | 1,030 |
| 1901 | 792 |
| 1911 | 886 |
| 1921 | 930 |
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 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 184 |
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 481 |
| Number of males | 549 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 481 |
| POP M | 549 |
| POP TOT | 1,030 |
| Total population | 1,030 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 689 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 710 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 320 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 135 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 176 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,611 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,798 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,416 |
| Acres of hay crops | 607 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,037 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,835 |
| Acres of oats | 179 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 176 |
| BAR BU | 2,943 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,943 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,221 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,094 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,186 |
| HAY AC | 607 |
| HAY TONS | 825 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 49 |
| Number of chickens | 1,686 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 180 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 12 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 80 |
| Number of milk cows | 215 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 184 |
| Number of other cattle | 215 |
| Number of oxen | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 621 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 174 |
| Number of swine | 478 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 254 |
| OAT AC | 179 |
| OAT BU | 3,221 |
| PEA BU | 230 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 9,094 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,172 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,320 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 825 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 172 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 97 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,320 |
| CATTLE KS | 49 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 379 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 689 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,172 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 12 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 710 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,686 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 80 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 135 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 309 |
| MILK COWS | 215 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 180 |
| OC TOT | 184 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 215 |
| OTHERS | 320 |
| SHEEP | 621 |
| SHEEP KS | 174 |
| SUP AM | 3,037 |
| SUP FOR | 8,798 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 1,611 |
| SUP SC | 1,416 |
| SUP TOT | 11,835 |
| SWINE | 478 |
| SWINE KS | 254 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 1,186 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 112 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056001_1871— 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/.