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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3202686. 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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, L'Avenir shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,252 total population, 638 males, 614 females, 399 married persons, 229 families, 200 married females, 199 married males, 40 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 813 single persons under 18, 426 single males under 18, 387 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 884 French Canadians, 368 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 218 houses, 218 occupied houses, 203 houses built of wood, 196 houses of 1 story, 109 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses built of brick, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses built of stone, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,501 pounds of homemade butter, 34,088 bushels of oats, 26,505 bushels of potatoes, 26,216 acres of land in farms, 15,212 acres of improved land in farms, 13,088 acres of farmland under crops, 11,004 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,324 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,511 bushels of spring wheat, 4,457 tons of hay, 4,319 acres of hay crops, 3,600 bushels of turnips, 3,482 sheep, 3,306 bushels of barley, 2,952 chickens, 2,931 bushels of buckwheat, 1,981 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,898 acres of oats, 1,313 other cattle, 1,231 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,036 bushels of peas, 964 milk cows, 882 bushels of corn, 878 swine, 498 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 434 swine slaughtered or sold, 404 horses aged over 3 years, 363 cattle killed or sold, 338 acres of wheat, 230 occupants of farms, 207 farm occupants who own their land, 187 acres of potatoes, 187 horses aged 3 years and under, 179 acres of barley, 158 bushels of beans, 143 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 138 bushels of rye, 126 geese, 88 turkeys, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 other fowl, 49 oxen, 45 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 ducks, 9 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Thomas Duffy | 1852–1903 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153010— 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 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/.