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 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 density was 70.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,133 |
| 1861 | 1,992 |
| 1871 | 1,814 |
| 1881 | 1,591 |
| 1891 | 1,463 |
| 1901 | 1,315 |
| 1911 | 1,166 |
| 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 174 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 | 239 |
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 743 |
| Number of males | 720 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 485 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 743 |
| POP M | 720 |
| POP TOT | 1,463 |
| Total population | 1,463 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 470 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 930 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,425 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 38 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 234 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 220 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 91 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 142 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 234 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 325 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 242 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,310 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,117 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,677 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,932 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,229 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,346 |
| Acres of oats | 3,556 |
| Acres of potatoes | 296 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 243 |
| BAR AC | 325 |
| BAR BU | 3,542 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,542 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,012 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,277 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,268 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,813 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,620 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,227 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 947 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 28 |
| BWT BU | 7,012 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 36 |
| CRN BU | 2,277 |
| HAY AC | 3,932 |
| HAY TONS | 2,976 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 338 |
| Number of chickens | 5,392 |
| Number of ducks | 258 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 200 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 345 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 345 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 595 |
| Number of milk cows | 598 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 235 |
| Number of other cattle | 411 |
| Number of other fowl | 666 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 88 |
| Number of sheep | 1,025 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 619 |
| Number of swine | 526 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 816 |
| Number of turkeys | 381 |
| OAT AC | 3,556 |
| OAT BU | 37,268 |
| PEA BU | 7,813 |
| POT AC | 296 |
| POT BU | 30,620 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,216 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,450 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,766 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,976 |
| WHT AC | 243 |
| WHT FALL BU | 28 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,227 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 81 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,766 |
| CATTLE KS | 338 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 470 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 460 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 930 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,216 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 345 |
| DUCKS | 258 |
| FAMILIES | 239 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,450 |
| FRN CA | 1,425 |
| GEESE | 345 |
| GRA BU | 301 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,392 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 595 |
| HOUSES | 234 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 91 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 220 |
| INF 11 A | 88 |
| MD FEM | 242 |
| MD MALE | 243 |
| MD TOT | 485 |
| MILK COWS | 598 |
| NAME CD | Laprairie |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 200 |
| OC TOT | 235 |
| OTHER FOWL | 666 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 411 |
| OTHERS | 38 |
| SHEEP | 1,025 |
| SHEEP KS | 619 |
| SILOS | 36 |
| SUP AM | 13,229 |
| SUP FOR | 1,117 |
| SUP JV | 242 |
| SUP PAT | 3,310 |
| SUP SC | 9,677 |
| SUP TOT | 14,346 |
| SWINE | 526 |
| SWINE KS | 816 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 234 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 947 |
| TURKEY | 381 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064003_1851— 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-qc161005-1891/.