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 206. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 72.945°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Louis de Bonsecours had a population of 206: 110 male and 96 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 206 |
| 1891 | 298 |
| 1901 | 828 |
| 1911 | 791 |
| 1921 | 752 |
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 was contained in St. Jude, 1871 (6.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Louis de Bonsecours shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 206 total population, 110 males, 96 females, 68 married persons, 35 families, 34 married females, 34 married males, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 135 single persons under 18, 74 single males under 18, 61 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 30 inhabited houses, 30 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,553 bushels of oats, 845 bushels of potatoes, 628 bushels of buckwheat, 534 bushels of spring wheat, 281 bushels of peas and beans, 175 tons of hay, 164 bushels of corn, 127 acres of hay crops, 40 acres of wheat, 28 bushels of other root crops, 24 bushels of barley, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 206 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:
QC062006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082004_1921— 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-qc062006-1881/.