Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,972. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.534°N, 73.594°W.
Population
In 1891, Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville had a population of 2,972: 1,493 male and 1,479 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,571 |
| 1891 | 2,972 |
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, Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Mile End, Village
- Montréal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
- Sault aux Récollets
- St. Laurent
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,972 total population, 1,493 males, 1,479 females, 1,189 married persons, 649 families, 595 married females, 594 married males, 106 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,677 single persons under 18, 865 single males under 18, 812 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,590 French Canadians, 382 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 636 houses, 636 occupied houses, 395 houses of 1 story, 380 houses built of wood, 199 houses of 2 stories, 188 houses of 4 rooms, 187 houses built of brick, 136 houses of 3 rooms, 116 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 85 houses of 5 rooms, 84 houses of 2 rooms, 69 houses built of stone, 38 houses of 3 stories, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 4 houses of more than 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,700 bushels of potatoes, 1,400 bushels of turnips, 1,195 chickens, 750 pounds of homemade butter, 405 horses aged over 3 years, 341 acres of land in farms, 340 bushels of oats, 311 acres of improved land in farms, 174 milk cows, 171 acres of farmland under crops, 110 acres of farmland in pasture, 100 bushels of corn, 46 other fowl, 40 bushels of beans, 37 acres of potatoes, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 30 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 30 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 27 tons of hay, 25 acres of hay crops, 12 swine, 12 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10 sheep, 8 acres of oats, 8 occupants of farms, 7 other cattle, 6 farm occupants who own their land, 5 ducks, 4 acres of turnips, 4 sheep slaughtered or sold, 3 cattle killed or sold, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 geese, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 swine slaughtered or sold, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155003— 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). "Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/c-te-st-louis-town-ville-qc155003-1891/.