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 density was 78.8 people per square mile.
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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 138 |
| Number of families | 138 |
| Number of females | 334 |
| Number of males | 381 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 219 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 334 |
| POP M | 381 |
| POP TOT | 715 |
| Total population | 715 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 470 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 712 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 137 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 116 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 206 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 120 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,054 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 848 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,334 |
| Acres of hay crops | 975 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,508 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,356 |
| Acres of oats | 1,332 |
| Acres of potatoes | 291 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 314 |
| BAR AC | 206 |
| BAR BU | 3,799 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,799 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,584 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,175 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,411 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,180 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,975 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,621 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 46 |
| BWT BU | 4,584 |
| CRN BU | 1,175 |
| HAY AC | 975 |
| HAY TONS | 1,103 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 92 |
| Number of chickens | 5,934 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 69 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 93 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 246 |
| Number of milk cows | 334 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 331 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 295 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 102 |
| Number of swine | 539 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 248 |
| Number of turkeys | 235 |
| OAT AC | 1,332 |
| OAT BU | 15,411 |
| PEA BU | 7,180 |
| POT AC | 291 |
| POT BU | 25,975 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 739 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 611 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,552 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,103 |
| WHT AC | 314 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,621 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 248 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,552 |
| CATTLE KS | 92 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 259 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 470 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 739 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 93 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 611 |
| FRN CA | 712 |
| GEESE | 69 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,934 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 246 |
| HOUSES | 137 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 116 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 109 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 219 |
| MILK COWS | 334 |
| NAME CD | Jacques-Cartier |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 106 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 331 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 295 |
| SHEEP KS | 102 |
| SUP AM | 5,508 |
| SUP FOR | 848 |
| SUP JV | 120 |
| SUP PAT | 1,054 |
| SUP SC | 4,334 |
| SUP TOT | 6,356 |
| SWINE | 539 |
| SWINE KS | 248 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 137 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 46 |
| TURKEY | 235 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
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/.