Côteau St. Louis, Quebec (1871 census)
Côteau St. Louis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,215. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.601°W.
Population
In 1871, Côteau St. Louis had a population of 2,215: 1,127 male and 1,088 female residents. Population density was 513.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,746 |
| 1871 | 2,215 |
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 contained Outremont, Village, 1881 (27.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mile End, Village, 1881 (25.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville, 1881 (31.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Côteau St. Louis shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Montreal, St. Jean-Baptiste, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Laurent
- Sault-au-Récollet
- St. Laurent
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 446 |
| Number of females | 1,088 |
| Number of males | 1,127 |
| Number of married females | 405 |
| Number of married males | 406 |
| Number of married persons | 811 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| Total population | 2,215 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 700 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,330 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 319 |
| Number of occupied houses | 319 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,767 |
| BWT BU | 538 |
| CRN BU | 226 |
| HAY AC | 218 |
| HAY TONS | 553 |
| OAT BU | 3,386 |
| PEA BU | 603 |
| POT AC | 175 |
| POT BU | 47,517 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 214 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 26 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 281 |
| CD | 107 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 446 |
| FEMALE | 1,088 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 319 |
| INHABITED | 319 |
| MALE | 1,127 |
| MARRIED F | 405 |
| MARRIED M | 406 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 811 |
| POPULATION | 2,215 |
| ROOT BU | 6,460 |
| SINGLE F | 630 |
| SINGLE M | 700 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,330 |
| TUR BU | 1,431 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 53 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC107004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC107004— 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 1871 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). "Côteau St. Louis, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/c-teau-st-louis-qc107004-1871/.