Visitation de l’île Dupas, Quebec (1891 census)
Visitation de l’île Dupas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,356. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.103°N, 73.102°W.
Population
In 1891, Visitation de l’île Dupas had a population of 1,356: 690 male and 666 female residents. Population density was 59.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,356 |
| 1891 | 1,356 |
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. Ignace de Loyola, 1901 (43.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Visitation (Ile Dupas), 1901 (56.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 257 |
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 666 |
| Number of males | 690 |
| Number of married females | 227 |
| Number of married males | 227 |
| Number of married persons | 454 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 666 |
| POP M | 690 |
| POP TOT | 1,356 |
| Total population | 1,356 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 853 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,353 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 176 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 101 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,186 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,489 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,271 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,695 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,530 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,019 |
| Acres of oats | 1,895 |
| Acres of potatoes | 146 |
| Acres of wheat | 121 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 438 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 438 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,692 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 574 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,275 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,089 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,840 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 956 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 6,692 |
| CRN BU | 574 |
| HAY AC | 5,695 |
| HAY TONS | 6,603 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 161 |
| Number of chickens | 1,798 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 83 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 374 |
| Number of milk cows | 610 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 196 |
| Number of other cattle | 567 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 827 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 390 |
| Number of swine | 606 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 554 |
| Number of turkeys | 52 |
| OAT AC | 1,895 |
| OAT BU | 23,275 |
| PEA BU | 1,089 |
| POT AC | 146 |
| POT BU | 10,840 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,902 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,980 |
| RYE BU | 49 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,603 |
| WHT AC | 121 |
| WHT SP BU | 956 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,980 |
| CATTLE KS | 161 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 413 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 440 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 853 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 64 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 83 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,902 |
| FRN CA | 1,353 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,798 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 374 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 176 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 227 |
| MD MALE | 227 |
| MD TOT | 454 |
| MILK COWS | 610 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 196 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 567 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 827 |
| SHEEP KS | 390 |
| SUP AM | 10,530 |
| SUP FOR | 2,489 |
| SUP JV | 73 |
| SUP PAT | 2,186 |
| SUP SC | 8,271 |
| SUP TOT | 13,019 |
| SWINE | 606 |
| SWINE KS | 554 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 183 |
| TUR BU | 12 |
| TURKEY | 52 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142012— 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). "Visitation de l’île Dupas, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/visitation-de-l-le-dupas-qc142012-1891/.