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 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 density was 96.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, L'Islet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 483 |
| Number of families | 483 |
| Number of females | 1,223 |
| Number of males | 1,191 |
| Number of married females | 382 |
| Number of married males | 382 |
| Number of married persons | 764 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP F | 1,223 |
| POP M | 1,191 |
| POP TOT | 2,414 |
| Total population | 2,414 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 777 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,544 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,413 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 473 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 470 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 389 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 83 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 169 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 473 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 144 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,677 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,412 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,065 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,312 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,886 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,298 |
| Acres of oats | 2,404 |
| Acres of potatoes | 674 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 657 |
| BAR AC | 133 |
| BAR BU | 1,747 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,747 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,250 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 795 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 78,579 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,292 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,920 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 256 |
| BWT BU | 26 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 3,312 |
| HAY TONS | 3,934 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 4,008 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 328 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 158 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 121 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 413 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,121 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 354 |
| Number of other cattle | 615 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 161 |
| Number of sheep | 1,100 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 831 |
| Number of swine | 1,912 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 921 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 2,404 |
| OAT BU | 33,250 |
| PEA BU | 795 |
| POT AC | 674 |
| POT BU | 78,579 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 13,969 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,274 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,190 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 95,900 |
| RYE BU | 2,292 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,934 |
| WHT AC | 657 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,920 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 84 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 130 |
| BUTTER LB | 95,900 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHEESE LB | 13,969 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 777 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 767 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,544 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,274 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 121 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 483 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,190 |
| FRN CA | 2,413 |
| GEESE | 158 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,008 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 413 |
| HOUSES | 473 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 97 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 389 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 169 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 470 |
| INF 11 A | 161 |
| MD FEM | 382 |
| MD MALE | 382 |
| MD TOT | 764 |
| MILK COWS | 1,121 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 328 |
| OC TOT | 354 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 615 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,100 |
| SHEEP KS | 831 |
| SUP AM | 17,886 |
| SUP FOR | 9,412 |
| SUP JV | 144 |
| SUP PAT | 9,677 |
| SUP SC | 8,065 |
| SUP TOT | 27,298 |
| SWINE | 1,912 |
| SWINE KS | 921 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 473 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 256 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165003— 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 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/.