Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.810°N, 71.208°W.
Population
In 1891, Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,835: 1,190 male and 1,645 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,868 |
| 1881 | 3,015 |
| 1891 | 2,835 |
| 1901 | 3,107 |
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, Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Champlain, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Montcalm (Centre), Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Montcalm (W.—O.), Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,835 total population, 1,645 females, 1,190 males, 672 married persons, 385 families, 337 married males, 335 married females, 165 widowed persons, 125 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 7.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,998 single persons under 18, 1,185 single females under 18, 813 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,609 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,226 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 358 houses, 358 occupied houses, 316 houses built of stone, 174 houses of 3 stories, 143 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 127 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 114 houses of more than 3 stories, 71 houses of over 15 rooms, 57 houses of 2 stories, 25 uninhabited houses, 23 houses built of brick, 19 houses built of wood, 13 houses of 1 story, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 203 horses aged over 3 years, 35 bushels of potatoes, 33 milk cows, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 acres of improved land in farms, 4 acres of land in farms, 4 occupants of farms, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of peas, 3 farm occupants who own their land, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 acres of potatoes, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182005— 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). "Québec, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc179009-1891/.