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 Q112911537. 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 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,523 total population, 804 females, 719 males, 481 married persons, 241 married males, 240 married females, 238 families, 59 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 983 single persons under 18, 523 single females under 18, 460 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,523 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 235 houses, 235 occupied houses, 230 houses of 1 story, 225 houses built of wood, 73 houses of 4 rooms, 60 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,689 bushels of oats, 25,180 pounds of homemade butter, 25,005 bushels of potatoes, 18,544 acres of land in farms, 10,416 acres of improved land in farms, 8,128 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,461 acres of farmland under crops, 5,677 bushels of buckwheat, 3,268 acres of oats, 3,215 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,121 chickens, 2,914 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,561 bushels of spring wheat, 1,773 tons of hay, 1,586 acres of hay crops, 1,222 bushels of peas, 1,157 bushels of turnips, 1,069 sheep, 663 milk cows, 603 sheep slaughtered or sold, 514 bushels of corn, 453 swine slaughtered or sold, 437 swine, 392 other cattle, 350 bushels of barley, 239 horses aged over 3 years, 230 acres of wheat, 226 occupants of farms, 216 farm occupants who own their land, 192 acres of potatoes, 154 cattle killed or sold, 87 bushels of rye, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 52 bushels of beans, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 other fowl, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 oxen, 22 acres of barley, 14 turkeys, 11 acres of turnips, 11 ducks, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC146004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911537
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/.