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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3202686. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,440 |
| 1891 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 1,202 |
| 1911 | 1,189 |
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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,440 total population, 725 males, 715 females, 397 married persons, 266 families, 200 married males, 197 married females, 60 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 983 single persons under 18, 508 single males under 18, 475 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 253 occupied houses, 251 inhabited houses, 46 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 44,734 bushels of oats, 20,347 bushels of potatoes, 4,644 bushels of spring wheat, 4,474 tons of hay, 3,416 acres of hay crops, 2,764 bushels of buckwheat, 2,012 bushels of peas and beans, 1,733 bushels of turnips, 1,613 bushels of corn, 559 bushels of barley, 353 bushels of other root crops, 247 acres of wheat, 177 acres of potatoes, 143 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 133 bushels of rye, 8 bushels of winter wheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Thomas Duffy | 1852–1903 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,440 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:
QC052011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3202686
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Avenir,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Avenir_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.