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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3393527. 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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,366 total population, 694 females, 672 males, 394 married persons, 203 families, 199 married females, 195 married males, 66 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 906 single persons under 18, 456 single females under 18, 450 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,361 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 houses, 202 occupied houses, 200 houses of 1 story, 199 houses built of wood, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 1 room, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,591 pounds of homemade butter, 22,288 bushels of oats, 17,736 acres of land in farms, 16,409 bushels of potatoes, 9,908 acres of improved land in farms, 7,828 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,060 acres of farmland under crops, 5,725 chickens, 5,324 bushels of buckwheat, 3,779 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,442 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,242 acres of oats, 1,383 bushels of turnips, 1,221 tons of hay, 1,151 acres of hay crops, 951 bushels of corn, 921 bushels of barley, 757 turkeys, 720 swine slaughtered or sold, 679 sheep, 624 bushels of spring wheat, 517 milk cows, 467 other cattle, 427 bushels of peas, 415 sheep slaughtered or sold, 355 bushels of rye, 317 swine, 231 horses aged over 3 years, 197 occupants of farms, 187 farm occupants who own their land, 169 acres of potatoes, 163 bushels of beans, 155 cattle killed or sold, 119 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 96 ducks, 72 acres of wheat, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 66 acres of barley, 62 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 oxen, 31 other fowl, 23 geese, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Dufresne | 1875–1936 | born here |
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: Q3393527
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-du-Lac
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-du-Lac
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/.