L'Islet, Quebec (1891 census)
L'Islet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,414. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3204356. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.104°N, 70.357°W.
Population
In 1891, L'Islet had a population of 2,414: 1,191 male and 1,223 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,656 |
| 1861 | 4,093 |
| 1881 | 2,974 |
| 1891 | 2,414 |
| 1901 | 2,454 |
| 1911 | 2,411 |
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'Islet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,414 total population, 1,223 females, 1,191 males, 764 married persons, 483 families, 382 married females, 382 married males, 106 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,544 single persons under 18, 777 single females under 18, 767 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,413 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 473 houses, 473 occupied houses, 470 houses built of wood, 389 houses of 1 story, 169 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 97 houses of 4 rooms, 83 houses of 2 stories, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 63 houses of 3 rooms, 55 houses of 2 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 95,900 pounds of homemade butter, 78,579 bushels of potatoes, 33,250 bushels of oats, 27,298 acres of land in farms, 17,886 acres of improved land in farms, 13,969 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,677 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,412 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,065 acres of farmland under crops, 6,274 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,920 bushels of spring wheat, 4,008 chickens, 3,934 tons of hay, 3,312 acres of hay crops, 3,190 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,404 acres of oats, 2,292 bushels of rye, 1,912 swine, 1,747 bushels of barley, 1,121 milk cows, 1,100 sheep, 921 swine slaughtered or sold, 831 sheep slaughtered or sold, 795 bushels of peas, 674 acres of potatoes, 657 acres of wheat, 615 other cattle, 413 horses aged over 3 years, 354 occupants of farms, 328 farm occupants who own their land, 256 bushels of turnips, 194 cattle killed or sold, 161 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 158 geese, 144 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 133 acres of barley, 130 bushels of beans, 121 horses aged 3 years and under, 84 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 turkeys, 30 oxen, 28 bushels of corn, 26 bushels of buckwheat, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 ducks, 3 other fowl, 2 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 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hospice-Anthelme-Jean-Baptiste Verreau | 1828–1901 | born here |
| Henri-Edmond Casgrain | 1846–1914 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC170001_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3204356
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Islet_(L%27Islet-Station)
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'Islet, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-islet-qc165003-1891/.