L'Islet, Quebec (1881 census)
L'Islet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.104°N, 70.357°W.
Population
In 1881, L'Islet had a population of 2,974: 1,486 male and 1,488 female residents. Population density was 118.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,974 |
| 1891 | 2,414 |
| 1901 | 2,454 |
| 1911 | 2,411 |
| 1921 | 1,681 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in L’Islet, 1871 (52.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, L'Islet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 576 |
| Number of families | 576 |
| Number of females | 1,488 |
| Number of males | 1,486 |
| Number of married females | 432 |
| Number of married males | 433 |
| Number of married persons | 865 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 121 |
| POP TOT | 2,974 |
| Total population | 2,974 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 974 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,014 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,988 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 444 |
| Number of occupied houses | 444 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,545 |
| Acres of potatoes | 652 |
| Acres of wheat | 894 |
| BAR BU | 3,197 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,197 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,085 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,485 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,217 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 101,069 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,390 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,787 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,211 |
| BWT BU | 179 |
| CRN BU | 101 |
| HAY AC | 2,545 |
| HAY TONS | 4,128 |
| OAT BU | 44,085 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,217 |
| POT AC | 652 |
| POT BU | 101,069 |
| RYE BU | 3,390 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,128 |
| WHT AC | 894 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,787 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 974 |
| C UNMD M | 1,014 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,988 |
| D OCC | 444 |
| FEMALE | 1,488 |
| GRA BU | 74 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 444 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 1,486 |
| MD F | 432 |
| MD M | 433 |
| MD TOT | 865 |
| NUMBER CD | 43 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,485 |
| TUR BU | 2,211 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 121 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067003— 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'Islet, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-islet-qc043001-1881/.