St. Louis de Blandford, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Louis de Blandford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 597. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.277°N, 72.016°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Louis de Blandford had a population of 597: 301 male and 296 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 597 |
| 1891 | 573 |
| 1901 | 440 |
| 1911 | 499 |
| 1921 | 503 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Louis de Blandford, 1891 (86.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Louis de Blandford shared boundaries with:
- Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford
- St. Jean Deschaillons
- St. Valère de Bulstrode
- St. Wenseslas
- Stanfold
- Ste. Eulalie
- Ste. Gertrude
- Ste. Sophie de Lévrard
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 110 |
| Number of families | 20 |
| Number of females | 296 |
| Number of males | 301 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 210 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP TOT | 597 |
| Total population | 597 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 371 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 94 |
| Number of occupied houses | 95 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 680 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 71 |
| BAR BU | 169 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,959 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,366 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 715 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,694 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 379 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 1,959 |
| CRN BU | 182 |
| HAY AC | 680 |
| HAY TONS | 785 |
| OAT BU | 11,366 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 715 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 4,694 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 785 |
| WHT AC | 71 |
| WHT SP BU | 379 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 184 |
| C UNMD M | 187 |
| C UNMD TOT | 371 |
| D OCC | 95 |
| FEMALE | 296 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 94 |
| H UNINH | 40 |
| MALE | 301 |
| MD F | 104 |
| MD M | 106 |
| MD TOT | 210 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 277 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 72 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038012_1881— 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). "St. Louis de Blandford, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-blandford-qc052032-1881/.