St. Louis de Terrebonne, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Louis de Terrebonne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 722. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.710°N, 73.733°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis de Terrebonne had a population of 722: 364 male and 358 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,398 |
| 1891 | 722 |
| 1901 | 743 |
| 1911 | 653 |
| 1921 | 748 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Louis de Terrebonne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 722 total population, 364 males, 358 females, 240 married persons, 126 families, 120 married females, 120 married males, 23 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 459 single persons under 18, 235 single males under 18, 224 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 700 French Canadians, 22 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 126 houses, 126 occupied houses, 103 houses built of wood, 75 houses of 1 story, 51 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses built of stone, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,561 bushels of potatoes, 32,157 pounds of homemade butter, 21,036 bushels of oats, 15,651 acres of land in farms, 8,598 acres of improved land in farms, 7,053 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,480 acres of farmland under crops, 3,577 bushels of peas, 3,562 chickens, 3,066 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,634 bushels of barley, 2,283 tons of hay, 2,189 acres of hay crops, 2,147 bushels of buckwheat, 1,751 acres of oats, 1,571 bushels of spring wheat, 1,280 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 750 bushels of corn, 556 milk cows, 537 bushels of turnips, 352 swine slaughtered or sold, 343 sheep, 337 acres of potatoes, 322 swine, 301 turkeys, 294 other cattle, 288 horses aged over 3 years, 239 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 167 acres of barley, 160 acres of wheat, 150 sheep slaughtered or sold, 129 geese, 124 other fowl, 123 occupants of farms, 109 farm occupants who own their land, 106 cattle killed or sold, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 82 ducks, 75 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 bushels of winter wheat, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 bushels of beans, 16 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of turnips, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912509
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 Terrebonne, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-terrebonne-qc193011-1891/.