Mont Louis, Quebec (1891 census)
Mont Louis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 896. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.195°N, 65.527°W.
Population
In 1891, Mont Louis had a population of 896: 455 male and 441 female residents. Population density was 4.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 200 |
| 1871 | 520 |
| 1881 | 789 |
| 1891 | 896 |
| 1901 | 1,205 |
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, Mont Louis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.80 |
| FAM NO | 115 |
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 441 |
| Number of males | 455 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 236 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 441 |
| POP M | 455 |
| POP TOT | 896 |
| Total population | 896 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 329 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 643 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 828 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 68 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 115 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 114 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 135 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,349 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,278 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,887 |
| Acres of hay crops | 399 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,255 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,533 |
| Acres of oats | 248 |
| Acres of potatoes | 123 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 337 |
| BAR AC | 135 |
| BAR BU | 1,893 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,893 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,208 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,532 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,824 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 439 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,905 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 399 |
| HAY TONS | 487 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 60 |
| Number of chickens | 873 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 111 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 83 |
| Number of milk cows | 195 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 117 |
| Number of other cattle | 152 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 700 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 220 |
| Number of swine | 315 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 237 |
| OAT AC | 248 |
| OAT BU | 4,208 |
| PEA BU | 1,532 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 12,824 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 250 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,007 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,225 |
| RYE BU | 439 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 487 |
| WHT AC | 337 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,905 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 329 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 643 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 250 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,007 |
| FRN CA | 828 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 873 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 83 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 114 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 115 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 118 |
| MD MALE | 118 |
| MD TOT | 236 |
| MILK COWS | 195 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 111 |
| OC TOT | 117 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 152 |
| OTHERS | 68 |
| SHEEP | 700 |
| SHEEP KS | 220 |
| SUP AM | 7,255 |
| SUP FOR | 9,278 |
| SUP JV | 19 |
| SUP PAT | 2,349 |
| SUP SC | 4,887 |
| SUP TOT | 16,533 |
| SWINE | 315 |
| SWINE KS | 237 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 115 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 156 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154015— 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). "Mont Louis, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mont-louis-qc154018-1891/.