St. Louis de Bonsecours, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Louis de Bonsecours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 982. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.864°N, 72.999°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Louis de Bonsecours had a population of 982: 494 male and 488 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 982 |
| 1891 | 1,092 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Louis de Bonsecours shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 982 total population, 494 males, 488 females, 391 married persons, 203 families, 197 married males, 194 married females, 18 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 573 single persons under 18, 292 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 101 inhabited houses, 101 occupied houses, 50 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,197 bushels of oats, 2,742 bushels of potatoes, 1,541 bushels of buckwheat, 1,196 bushels of peas and beans, 1,081 bushels of spring wheat, 576 bushels of corn, 530 acres of hay crops, 497 tons of hay, 431 bushels of barley, 208 bushels of turnips, 204 acres of wheat, 111 bushels of other root crops, 53 acres of potatoes, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 982 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC181005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912500
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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. Louis de Bonsecours, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-bonsecours-qc061007-1881/.