Pointe du Lac, Quebec (1891 census)
Pointe du Lac was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,366. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.316°N, 72.704°W.
Population
In 1891, Pointe du Lac had a population of 1,366: 672 male and 694 female residents. Population density was 55.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,602 |
| 1861 | 1,649 |
| 1871 | 1,467 |
| 1881 | 1,607 |
| 1891 | 1,366 |
| 1901 | 1,337 |
| 1911 | 1,316 |
| 1921 | 1,400 |
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, Pointe du Lac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 694 |
| Number of males | 672 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 394 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 694 |
| POP M | 672 |
| POP TOT | 1,366 |
| Total population | 1,366 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 906 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,361 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 202 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 199 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 17 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,779 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,828 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,060 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,151 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,908 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,736 |
| Acres of oats | 2,242 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR AC | 66 |
| BAR BU | 921 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 921 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,324 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 951 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,288 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,409 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 624 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,383 |
| BWT BU | 5,324 |
| CRN BU | 951 |
| HAY AC | 1,151 |
| HAY TONS | 1,221 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 155 |
| Number of chickens | 5,725 |
| Number of ducks | 96 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 187 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 231 |
| Number of milk cows | 517 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 197 |
| Number of other cattle | 467 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 679 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 415 |
| Number of swine | 317 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 720 |
| Number of turkeys | 757 |
| OAT AC | 2,242 |
| OAT BU | 22,288 |
| PEA BU | 427 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 16,409 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 119 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,442 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,591 |
| RYE BU | 355 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,221 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT SP BU | 624 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 163 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,591 |
| CATTLE KS | 155 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 456 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 906 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 119 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 96 |
| FAMILIES | 203 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,442 |
| FRN CA | 1,361 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,725 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 231 |
| HOUSES | 202 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 199 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 199 |
| MD MALE | 195 |
| MD TOT | 394 |
| MILK COWS | 517 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 187 |
| OC TOT | 197 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 467 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 679 |
| SHEEP KS | 415 |
| SUP AM | 9,908 |
| SUP FOR | 7,828 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 3,779 |
| SUP SC | 6,060 |
| SUP TOT | 17,736 |
| SWINE | 317 |
| SWINE KS | 720 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,383 |
| TURKEY | 757 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093003— 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). "Pointe du Lac, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-du-lac-qc187001-1891/.