St. Isidore, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Isidore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.579°N, 71.097°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Isidore had a population of 2,046: 974 male and 1,072 female residents. Population density was 47.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,163 |
| 1861 | 2,563 |
| 1871 | 2,473 |
| 1881 | 2,139 |
| 1891 | 2,046 |
| 1901 | 1,766 |
| 1911 | 1,774 |
| 1921 | 1,931 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Isidore, 1901 (92.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Isidore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 337 |
| Number of families | 337 |
| Number of females | 1,072 |
| Number of males | 974 |
| Number of married females | 311 |
| Number of married males | 312 |
| Number of married persons | 623 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP F | 1,072 |
| POP M | 974 |
| POP TOT | 2,046 |
| Total population | 2,046 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 709 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,346 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,019 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 27 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 324 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 321 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 311 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 117 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,718 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,383 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,864 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,904 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,688 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,071 |
| Acres of oats | 4,366 |
| Acres of potatoes | 207 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 276 |
| BAR AC | 117 |
| BAR BU | 1,263 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,263 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,171 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,684 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 802 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,555 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,904 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,309 |
| BWT BU | 2,171 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 6,904 |
| HAY TONS | 3,954 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 363 |
| Number of chickens | 2,683 |
| Number of employees on farms | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 308 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 87 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 383 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,467 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 327 |
| Number of other cattle | 559 |
| Number of other fowl | 37 |
| Number of oxen | 202 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 60 |
| Number of sheep | 1,128 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 984 |
| Number of swine | 467 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,073 |
| Number of turkeys | 22 |
| OAT AC | 4,366 |
| OAT BU | 41,684 |
| PEA BU | 802 |
| POT AC | 207 |
| POT BU | 22,555 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,813 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 71,235 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,954 |
| WHT AC | 276 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,904 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 104 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 118 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 71,235 |
| CATTLE KS | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 709 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 637 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,346 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,813 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 87 |
| FAMILIES | 337 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 2,019 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| GRA BU | 125 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,683 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 383 |
| HOUSES | 324 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 311 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 43 |
| HOUSES W | 321 |
| INF 11 A | 60 |
| MD FEM | 311 |
| MD MALE | 312 |
| MD TOT | 623 |
| MILK COWS | 1,467 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 9 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 308 |
| OC TOT | 327 |
| OTHER FOWL | 37 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 559 |
| OTHERS | 27 |
| SHEEP | 1,128 |
| SHEEP KS | 984 |
| SUP AM | 23,688 |
| SUP FOR | 7,383 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 10,718 |
| SUP SC | 12,864 |
| SUP TOT | 31,071 |
| SWINE | 467 |
| SWINE KS | 1,073 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 324 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 3,309 |
| TURKEY | 22 |
| WID FEM | 52 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
| WORKING OX | 202 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053009— 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). "St. Isidore, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-isidore-qc152007-1891/.