Bourg Louis, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Bourg Louis, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.851°N, 71.809°W.
Population
In 1891, Bourg Louis, Village had a population of 756: 399 male and 357 female residents. Population density was 22.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,689 |
| 1891 | 756 |
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. Raymond, 1901 (11.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bourg Louis, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 138 |
| Number of families | 138 |
| Number of females | 357 |
| Number of males | 399 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 261 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 357 |
| POP M | 399 |
| POP TOT | 756 |
| Total population | 756 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 219 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 470 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 320 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 436 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 126 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 126 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,799 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,480 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,585 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,618 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,411 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,891 |
| Acres of oats | 1,106 |
| Acres of potatoes | 375 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 20 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 67 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 889 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,945 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,945 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,145 |
| BWT BU | 889 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 1,618 |
| HAY TONS | 1,208 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 152 |
| Number of chickens | 1,617 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 181 |
| Number of milk cows | 426 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 266 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 317 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 205 |
| Number of swine | 197 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 242 |
| Number of turkeys | 128 |
| OAT AC | 1,106 |
| OAT BU | 17,945 |
| PEA BU | 299 |
| POT AC | 375 |
| POT BU | 15,945 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 286 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,087 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,881 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,208 |
| WHT AC | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 157 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 54 |
| BEN BU | 68 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,881 |
| CATTLE KS | 152 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 219 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 470 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 286 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,087 |
| FRN CA | 320 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,617 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 181 |
| HOUSES | 126 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 126 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 129 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 261 |
| MILK COWS | 426 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 266 |
| OTHERS | 436 |
| SHEEP | 317 |
| SHEEP KS | 205 |
| SUP AM | 10,411 |
| SUP FOR | 8,480 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 2,799 |
| SUP SC | 7,585 |
| SUP TOT | 18,891 |
| SWINE | 197 |
| SWINE KS | 242 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 127 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 1,145 |
| TURKEY | 128 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Bourg Louis, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bourg-louis-village-qc178001-1891/.