Sault St. Louis, Quebec (1871 census)
Sault St. Louis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,604. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.385°N, 73.672°W.
Population
In 1871, Sault St. Louis had a population of 1,604: 801 male and 803 female residents. Population density was 79.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,666 |
| 1861 | 1,664 |
| 1871 | 1,604 |
| 1881 | 1,684 |
| 1891 | 1,936 |
| 1901 | 2,110 |
| 1911 | 2,500 |
| 1921 | 2,652 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sault St. Louis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 353 |
| Number of females | 803 |
| Number of males | 801 |
| Number of married females | 325 |
| Number of married males | 327 |
| Number of married persons | 652 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| Total population | 1,604 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 842 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 27 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 265 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 519 |
| BWT BU | 280 |
| CRN BU | 2,483 |
| HAY AC | 1,567 |
| HAY TONS | 1,777 |
| OAT BU | 4,656 |
| PEA BU | 1,995 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 9,640 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,174 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 127 |
| AREA | 12,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 334 |
| CD | 115 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 353 |
| FEMALE | 803 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 292 |
| INHABITED | 265 |
| MALE | 801 |
| MARRIED F | 325 |
| MARRIED M | 327 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 652 |
| POPULATION | 1,604 |
| ROOT BU | 365 |
| SHANTIES | 27 |
| SINGLE F | 393 |
| SINGLE M | 449 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 842 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 85 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 110 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC115007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064007— 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 1871 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). "Sault St. Louis, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sault-st-louis-qc115007-1871/.