St. Louis de Bonsecours, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Louis de Bonsecours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,092. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.864°N, 72.999°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis de Bonsecours had a population of 1,092: 566 male and 526 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).
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 became part of St. Louis de Bonsecours, 1901 (79.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Louis de Bonsecours shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,092 total population, 566 males, 526 females, 433 married persons, 220 married females, 213 married males, 195 families, 19 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 640 single persons under 18, 344 single males under 18, 296 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,089 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 159 houses, 159 houses built of wood, 159 occupied houses, 138 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 2 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,207 bushels of oats, 11,994 acres of land in farms, 9,758 acres of improved land in farms, 6,864 acres of farmland under crops, 6,777 bushels of potatoes, 5,627 pounds of homemade butter, 4,634 bushels of buckwheat, 3,195 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,833 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,680 chickens, 2,561 acres of oats, 2,236 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,409 bushels of barley, 1,344 bushels of peas, 1,317 acres of hay crops, 1,037 bushels of spring wheat, 853 tons of hay, 586 sheep, 480 milk cows, 465 other cattle, 452 swine, 342 swine slaughtered or sold, 329 sheep slaughtered or sold, 282 horses aged over 3 years, 262 bushels of corn, 171 acres of wheat, 165 cattle killed or sold, 160 occupants of farms, 148 acres of barley, 142 farm occupants who own their land, 103 acres of potatoes, 103 horses aged 3 years and under, 93 geese, 86 turkeys, 81 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 bushels of beans, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 bushels of turnips, 20 other fowl, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 ducks, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181005— 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 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. Louis de Bonsecours, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-bonsecours-qc181005-1891/.