L'Avenir, Quebec (1891 census)
L'Avenir was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.748°N, 72.314°W.
Population
In 1891, L'Avenir had a population of 1,252: 638 male and 614 female residents. Population density was 28.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, L'Avenir shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 614 |
| Number of males | 638 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 399 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 614 |
| POP M | 638 |
| POP TOT | 1,252 |
| Total population | 1,252 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 813 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 884 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 368 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 218 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 203 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 196 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,981 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,004 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,088 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,319 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,212 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,216 |
| Acres of oats | 1,898 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 338 |
| BAR AC | 179 |
| BAR BU | 3,306 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,306 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,931 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 882 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,088 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,036 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,505 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,511 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,600 |
| BWT BU | 2,931 |
| CRN BU | 882 |
| HAY AC | 4,319 |
| HAY TONS | 4,457 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 363 |
| Number of chickens | 2,952 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 207 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 126 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 187 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 404 |
| Number of milk cows | 964 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 230 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,313 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of oxen | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 45 |
| Number of sheep | 3,482 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,231 |
| Number of swine | 878 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 434 |
| Number of turkeys | 88 |
| OAT AC | 1,898 |
| OAT BU | 34,088 |
| PEA BU | 1,036 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 26,505 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 498 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,324 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,501 |
| RYE BU | 138 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,457 |
| WHT AC | 338 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,511 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 158 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,501 |
| CATTLE KS | 363 |
| CHEESE LB | 45 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 426 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 813 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 498 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 187 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 229 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,324 |
| FRN CA | 884 |
| GEESE | 126 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,952 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 404 |
| HOUSES | 218 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 196 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 203 |
| INF 11 A | 45 |
| MD FEM | 200 |
| MD MALE | 199 |
| MD TOT | 399 |
| MILK COWS | 964 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 207 |
| OC TOT | 230 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,313 |
| OTHERS | 368 |
| SHEEP | 3,482 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,231 |
| SUP AM | 15,212 |
| SUP FOR | 11,004 |
| SUP JV | 143 |
| SUP PAT | 1,981 |
| SUP SC | 13,088 |
| SUP TOT | 26,216 |
| SWINE | 878 |
| SWINE KS | 434 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 218 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 3,600 |
| TURKEY | 88 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153010— 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 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'Avenir, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-avenir-qc153010-1891/.