La Visitation, Quebec (1881 census)
La Visitation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,668. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.447°N, 72.377°W.
Population
In 1881, La Visitation had a population of 1,668: 844 male and 824 female residents. Population density was 72.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,601 |
| 1881 | 1,668 |
| 1891 | 1,523 |
| 1901 | 1,539 |
| 1911 | 1,600 |
| 1921 | 819 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, La Visitation 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 | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 824 |
| Number of males | 844 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 500 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 1,668 |
| Total population | 1,668 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 525 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,101 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 246 |
| Number of occupied houses | 246 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,200 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of wheat | 234 |
| BAR BU | 398 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 398 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,465 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 857 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,209 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,570 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,640 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,323 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 307 |
| BWT BU | 6,465 |
| CRN BU | 857 |
| HAY AC | 1,200 |
| HAY TONS | 2,350 |
| OAT BU | 81,209 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,570 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 19,640 |
| RYE BU | 418 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,350 |
| WHT AC | 234 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,323 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 525 |
| C UNMD M | 576 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,101 |
| D OCC | 246 |
| FEMALE | 824 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 246 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 844 |
| MD F | 250 |
| MD M | 250 |
| MD TOT | 500 |
| NUMBER CD | 82 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 137 |
| TUR BU | 307 |
| WID F | 49 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047002_1871— 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). "La Visitation, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-visitation-qc082002-1881/.