Sault St. Louis, Quebec (1891 census)
Sault St. Louis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.385°N, 73.672°W.
Population
In 1891, Sault St. Louis had a population of 1,936: 960 male and 976 female residents. Population density was 95.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Sault St. Louis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 388 |
| Number of families | 388 |
| Number of females | 976 |
| Number of males | 960 |
| Number of married females | 392 |
| Number of married males | 392 |
| Number of married persons | 784 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP F | 976 |
| POP M | 960 |
| POP TOT | 1,936 |
| Total population | 1,936 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 534 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,039 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 223 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,713 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 377 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 61 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 315 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 90 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 303 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 146 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 384 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,423 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,809 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,675 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,748 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,244 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,053 |
| Acres of oats | 864 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 52 |
| BAR AC | 107 |
| BAR BU | 1,239 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,239 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,980 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,505 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,450 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,167 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,135 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 459 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 577 |
| BWT BU | 1,980 |
| CRN BU | 1,505 |
| HAY AC | 1,748 |
| HAY TONS | 1,272 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 70 |
| Number of chickens | 2,616 |
| Number of ducks | 85 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 302 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 62 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 90 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 349 |
| Number of milk cows | 299 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 333 |
| Number of other cattle | 238 |
| Number of other fowl | 57 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 169 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 105 |
| Number of sheep | 63 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 292 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 215 |
| Number of turkeys | 33 |
| OAT AC | 864 |
| OAT BU | 11,450 |
| PEA BU | 2,167 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 10,135 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 219 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 27 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,441 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,272 |
| WHT AC | 52 |
| WHT SP BU | 459 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 169 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,441 |
| CATTLE KS | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 505 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 534 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,039 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 219 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 90 |
| DUCKS | 85 |
| FAMILIES | 388 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 27 |
| FRN CA | 223 |
| GEESE | 62 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,616 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 349 |
| HOUSES | 377 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 303 |
| HOUSES S | 61 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 146 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 73 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 315 |
| INF 11 A | 105 |
| MD FEM | 392 |
| MD MALE | 392 |
| MD TOT | 784 |
| MILK COWS | 299 |
| NAME CD | Laprairie |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 302 |
| OC TOT | 333 |
| OTHER FOWL | 57 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 238 |
| OTHERS | 1,713 |
| SHEEP | 63 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 6,244 |
| SUP FOR | 4,809 |
| SUP JV | 146 |
| SUP PAT | 1,423 |
| SUP SC | 4,675 |
| SUP TOT | 11,053 |
| SWINE | 292 |
| SWINE KS | 215 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 384 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 577 |
| TURKEY | 33 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161003— 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 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). "Sault St. Louis, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sault-st-louis-qc161003-1891/.