Louiseville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Louiseville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.255°N, 72.945°W.
Population
In 1891, Louiseville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,740: 856 male and 884 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,381 |
| 1891 | 1,740 |
| 1901 | 1,565 |
| 1911 | 1,675 |
| 1921 | 1,772 |
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, Louiseville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,740 total population, 884 females, 856 males, 605 married persons, 363 families, 305 married males, 300 married females, 75 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,060 single persons under 18, 544 single females under 18, 516 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,718 French Canadians, 22 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 319 occupied houses, 318 houses, 301 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 2 stories, 141 houses of 1 story, 131 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 14 houses built of brick, 13 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,905 pounds of homemade butter, 3,266 acres of land in farms, 3,174 bushels of oats, 2,129 bushels of potatoes, 1,887 acres of improved land in farms, 1,379 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,247 acres of farmland under crops, 1,174 chickens, 964 bushels of turnips, 886 tons of hay, 827 acres of hay crops, 701 bushels of buckwheat, 529 acres of farmland in pasture, 267 bushels of corn, 256 acres of oats, 250 swine, 246 bushels of peas, 239 bushels of barley, 233 occupants of farms, 198 swine slaughtered or sold, 197 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 194 farm occupants who own their land, 157 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 136 horses aged over 3 years, 128 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 111 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 103 milk cows, 90 sheep, 54 bushels of beans, 40 ducks, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 39 other fowl, 38 bushels of spring wheat, 32 acres of potatoes, 27 other cattle, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 acres of barley, 12 cattle killed or sold, 11 acres of wheat, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 geese, 4 turkeys, 1 oxen, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141410
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louiseville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louiseville
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). "Louiseville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/louiseville-town-ville-qc167002-1891/.