Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,015. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.810°N, 71.208°W.
Population
In 1881, Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,015: 1,249 male and 1,766 female residents. Population density was 16135.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,868 |
| 1881 | 3,015 |
| 1891 | 2,835 |
| 1901 | 3,107 |
| 1911 | 4,081 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, ward-quartier Montcalm (Centre)
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 544 |
| Number of families | 544 |
| Number of females | 1,766 |
| Number of males | 1,249 |
| Number of married females | 334 |
| Number of married males | 330 |
| Number of married persons | 664 |
| Number of widowed females | 137 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 181 |
| POP TOT | 3,015 |
| Total population | 3,015 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,295 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 875 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,170 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 388 |
| Number of occupied houses | 389 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 34 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| BAR BU | 16 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 496 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 280 |
| BWT BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 34 |
| HAY TONS | 50 |
| OAT BU | 300 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 496 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 50 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,295 |
| C UNMD M | 875 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,170 |
| D OCC | 389 |
| FEMALE | 1,766 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 388 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 1,249 |
| MD F | 334 |
| MD M | 330 |
| MD TOT | 664 |
| NUMBER CD | 79 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 14 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 280 |
| WID F | 137 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 181 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC187005— 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 1881 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). "Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc079007-1881/.