St. Isidore, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Isidore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,463. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.295°N, 73.682°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Isidore had a population of 1,463: 720 male and 743 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,992 |
| 1871 | 1,814 |
| 1881 | 1,591 |
| 1891 | 1,463 |
| 1901 | 1,315 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,129 |
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, St. Isidore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,463 total population, 743 females, 720 males, 485 married persons, 243 married males, 242 married females, 239 families, 48 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 930 single persons under 18, 470 single females under 18, 460 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,425 French Canadians, 38 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 234 houses, 234 occupied houses, 220 houses built of wood, 142 houses of 2 stories, 91 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 9 houses built of brick, 5 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,766 pounds of homemade butter, 37,268 bushels of oats, 30,620 bushels of potatoes, 14,346 acres of land in farms, 13,229 acres of improved land in farms, 9,677 acres of farmland under crops, 7,813 bushels of peas, 7,012 bushels of buckwheat, 5,392 chickens, 4,216 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,932 acres of hay crops, 3,556 acres of oats, 3,542 bushels of barley, 3,310 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,976 tons of hay, 2,277 bushels of corn, 1,450 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,227 bushels of spring wheat, 1,117 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,025 sheep, 947 bushels of turnips, 816 swine slaughtered or sold, 666 other fowl, 619 sheep slaughtered or sold, 598 milk cows, 595 horses aged over 3 years, 526 swine, 411 other cattle, 381 turkeys, 345 geese, 345 horses aged 3 years and under, 338 cattle killed or sold, 325 acres of barley, 301 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 296 acres of potatoes, 258 ducks, 243 acres of wheat, 242 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 235 occupants of farms, 200 farm occupants who own their land, 88 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 81 bushels of beans, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 36, 34 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 bushels of winter wheat, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064003_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912306
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-qc161005-1891/.