St. Louis, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Louis was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,120. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.690°N, 65.078°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis had a population of 2,120: 1,050 male and 1,070 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,983 |
| 1881 | 2,135 |
| 1891 | 2,120 |
| 1901 | 2,278 |
| 1911 | 1,780 |
| 1921 | 1,862 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,120 total population, 1,070 females, 1,050 males, 635 married persons, 366 families, 318 married females, 317 married males, 84 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,401 single persons under 18, 702 single males under 18, 699 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,005 French Canadians, 115 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 343 occupied houses, 342 houses, 342 houses built of wood, 195 houses of 1 story, 143 houses of 2 stories, 114 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 80 houses of 2 rooms, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 50 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 95,558 bushels of potatoes, 34,979 pounds of homemade butter, 32,965 acres of land in farms, 26,450 bushels of oats, 22,064 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,901 acres of improved land in farms, 8,405 chickens, 7,924 acres of farmland under crops, 7,177 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,350 bushels of turnips, 6,239 bushels of buckwheat, 4,201 bushels of spring wheat, 3,606 acres of hay crops, 2,912 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,204 tons of hay, 1,997 acres of oats, 1,971 sheep, 932 other cattle, 849 swine, 714 acres of potatoes, 708 milk cows, 703 sheep slaughtered or sold, 564 swine slaughtered or sold, 488 geese, 406 acres of wheat, 405 cattle killed or sold, 393 bushels of barley, 332 occupants of farms, 321 horses aged over 3 years, 305 farm occupants who own their land, 206 ducks, 141 bushels of corn, 140 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 139 turkeys, 125 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 105 bushels of beans, 92 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 horses aged 3 years and under, 51 bushels of peas, 33 acres of turnips, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 acres of barley, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 other fowl, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365903
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Louis_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Louis
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, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-louis-nb015006-1891/.