St. Raphaël de l'Ile Bizard, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Raphaël de l'Ile Bizard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 715. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.494°N, 73.897°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Raphaël de l'Ile Bizard had a population of 715: 381 male and 334 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 715 |
| 1901 | 682 |
| 1911 | 586 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Isle Bizard S, 1881 (60.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Isle Bizard N, 1881 (40.0% share).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 715 total population, 381 males, 334 females, 219 married persons, 138 families, 110 married males, 109 married females, 26 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 470 single persons under 18, 259 single males under 18, 211 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 712 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 137 houses, 137 occupied houses, 124 houses of 1 story, 116 houses built of wood, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses built of stone, 13 houses of 2 stories, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,975 bushels of potatoes, 21,552 pounds of homemade butter, 15,411 bushels of oats, 7,180 bushels of peas, 6,356 acres of land in farms, 5,934 chickens, 5,508 acres of improved land in farms, 4,584 bushels of buckwheat, 4,334 acres of farmland under crops, 3,799 bushels of barley, 2,621 bushels of spring wheat, 1,332 acres of oats, 1,175 bushels of corn, 1,103 tons of hay, 1,054 acres of farmland in pasture, 975 acres of hay crops, 848 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 739 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 611 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 539 swine, 334 milk cows, 331 other cattle, 314 acres of wheat, 295 sheep, 291 acres of potatoes, 248 bushels of beans, 248 swine slaughtered or sold, 246 horses aged over 3 years, 235 turkeys, 206 acres of barley, 121 occupants of farms, 120 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 106 farm occupants who own their land, 102 sheep slaughtered or sold, 93 horses aged 3 years and under, 92 cattle killed or sold, 69 geese, 59 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 46 bushels of turnips, 40 bushels of rye, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 ducks, 5 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162009— 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. Raphaël de l'Ile Bizard, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-rapha-l-de-l-ile-bizard-qc158011-1891/.