L’lslet, St. Eugène, Quebec (1871 census)
L’lslet, St. Eugène was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,084. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.089°N, 70.335°W.
Population
In 1871, L’lslet, St. Eugène had a population of 4,084: 2,013 male and 2,071 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Eugène, 1881 (47.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained L’Islet, 1881 (52.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, L’lslet, St. Eugène shared boundaries with:
- Cap St. Ignace, Bourdages, Patton & Talon
- St. Aubert, Fournier
- St. Cyrille, Lessard, Beaubien, Arago, Leverrier
- St. Jean Port Joli
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 790 |
| Number of females | 2,071 |
| Number of males | 2,013 |
| Number of married females | 593 |
| Number of married males | 594 |
| Number of married persons | 1,187 |
| Number of widowed females | 109 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| Number of widowed persons | 172 |
| Total population | 4,084 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,369 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,356 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,725 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 599 |
| Number of occupied houses | 601 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,768 |
| BWT BU | 271 |
| CRN BU | 315 |
| HAY AC | 2,857 |
| HAY TONS | 4,092 |
| OAT BU | 44,074 |
| PEA BU | 1,337 |
| POT AC | 803 |
| POT BU | 127,002 |
| RYE BU | 6,142 |
| Total area (acres) | 32,250 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,934 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,059 |
| AREA | 32,250 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 141 |
| CD | 164 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 790 |
| FEMALE | 2,071 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 601 |
| INHABITED | 599 |
| MALE | 2,013 |
| MARRIED F | 593 |
| MARRIED M | 594 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,187 |
| POPULATION | 4,084 |
| ROOT BU | 500 |
| SINGLE F | 1,369 |
| SINGLE M | 1,356 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,725 |
| TUR BU | 694 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| VESSELS | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 109 |
| WIDOWED M | 63 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 172 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC164001— 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 1871 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’lslet, St. Eugène, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-lslet-st-eug-ne-qc164001-1871/.