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 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 density was 5282.4 people per square mile.
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 363 |
| Number of families | 363 |
| Number of females | 884 |
| Number of males | 856 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 305 |
| Number of married persons | 605 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 884 |
| POP M | 856 |
| POP TOT | 1,740 |
| Total population | 1,740 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 516 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,060 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,718 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 22 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 318 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 301 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 163 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 319 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 111 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 529 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,379 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,247 |
| Acres of hay crops | 827 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,887 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,266 |
| Acres of oats | 256 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 239 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 701 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 267 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,174 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,129 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 964 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 701 |
| CRN BU | 267 |
| HAY AC | 827 |
| HAY TONS | 886 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 12 |
| Number of chickens | 1,174 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 194 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 136 |
| Number of milk cows | 103 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 233 |
| Number of other cattle | 27 |
| Number of other fowl | 39 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 197 |
| Number of sheep | 90 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 250 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 198 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 256 |
| OAT BU | 3,174 |
| PEA BU | 246 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 2,129 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 157 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 128 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,905 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 886 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 38 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,905 |
| CATTLE KS | 12 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 544 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 516 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,060 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 157 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 363 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 128 |
| FRN CA | 1,718 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,174 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 136 |
| HOUSES | 318 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 301 |
| INF 11 A | 197 |
| MD FEM | 300 |
| MD MALE | 305 |
| MD TOT | 605 |
| MILK COWS | 103 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 194 |
| OC TOT | 233 |
| OTHER FOWL | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 27 |
| OTHERS | 22 |
| SHEEP | 90 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 1,887 |
| SUP FOR | 1,379 |
| SUP JV | 111 |
| SUP PAT | 529 |
| SUP SC | 1,247 |
| SUP TOT | 3,266 |
| SWINE | 250 |
| SWINE KS | 198 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 319 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 964 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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: 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). "Louiseville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/louiseville-town-ville-qc167002-1891/.