L'Avenir, Quebec (1881 census)
L'Avenir was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,440. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.748°N, 72.314°W.
Population
In 1881, L'Avenir had a population of 1,440: 725 male and 715 female residents. Population density was 33.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,716 |
| 1881 | 1,440 |
| 1891 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 1,202 |
| 1911 | 1,189 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, L'Avenir shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 715 |
| Number of males | 725 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 397 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 1,440 |
| Total population | 1,440 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 508 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 983 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 253 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,416 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of wheat | 247 |
| BAR BU | 559 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,764 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,613 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,734 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,012 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,347 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,644 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,733 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 2,764 |
| CRN BU | 1,613 |
| HAY AC | 3,416 |
| HAY TONS | 4,474 |
| OAT BU | 44,734 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,012 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 20,347 |
| RYE BU | 133 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,474 |
| WHT AC | 247 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,644 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 475 |
| C UNMD M | 508 |
| C UNMD TOT | 983 |
| D OCC | 253 |
| FEMALE | 715 |
| GRA BU | 143 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 251 |
| H UNINH | 46 |
| MALE | 725 |
| MD F | 197 |
| MD M | 200 |
| MD TOT | 397 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 353 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,733 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054006_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 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). "L'Avenir, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-avenir-qc052011-1881/.