La Visitation, Quebec (1891 census)
La Visitation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,523. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2955899. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.447°N, 72.377°W.
Population
In 1891, La Visitation had a population of 1,523: 719 male and 804 female residents.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, La Visitation shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 238 |
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 804 |
| Number of males | 719 |
| Number of married females | 240 |
| Number of married males | 241 |
| Number of married persons | 481 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 804 |
| POP M | 719 |
| POP TOT | 1,523 |
| Total population | 1,523 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 523 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 983 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,523 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 235 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 8 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 225 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 230 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 235 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,914 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,128 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,461 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,586 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,416 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,544 |
| Acres of oats | 3,268 |
| Acres of potatoes | 192 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 230 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 350 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,677 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 514 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,689 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,222 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,005 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,561 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,157 |
| BWT BU | 5,677 |
| CRN BU | 514 |
| HAY AC | 1,586 |
| HAY TONS | 1,773 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 3,121 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 216 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 239 |
| Number of milk cows | 663 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 226 |
| Number of other cattle | 392 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 85 |
| Number of sheep | 1,069 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 603 |
| Number of swine | 437 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 453 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 3,268 |
| OAT BU | 49,689 |
| PEA BU | 1,222 |
| POT AC | 192 |
| POT BU | 25,005 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,215 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,180 |
| RYE BU | 87 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,773 |
| WHT AC | 230 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,561 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,180 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 523 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 460 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 983 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,215 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 238 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FRN CA | 1,523 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,121 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 239 |
| HOUSES | 235 |
| HOUSES B | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 230 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 225 |
| INF 11 A | 85 |
| MD FEM | 240 |
| MD MALE | 241 |
| MD TOT | 481 |
| MILK COWS | 663 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 216 |
| OC TOT | 226 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 392 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,069 |
| SHEEP KS | 603 |
| SUP AM | 10,416 |
| SUP FOR | 8,128 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 2,914 |
| SUP SC | 7,461 |
| SUP TOT | 18,544 |
| SWINE | 437 |
| SWINE KS | 453 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 235 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,157 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146002— 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: Q2955899
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). "La Visitation, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-visitation-qc146002-1891/.