St. Louis de Blandford, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Louis de Blandford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.288°N, 71.996°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis de Blandford had a population of 573: 277 male and 296 female residents. Population density was 5.9 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Louis de Blandford, 1881 (86.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Louis de Blandford, 1901 (89.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Louis de Blandford shared boundaries with:
- St. Valère de Bulstrode
- Stanfold
- Ste. Anne du Sault
- Ste. Marie de Blandford
- Ste. Philomène
- Ste. Sophie de Lévrard
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 95 |
| Number of families | 95 |
| Number of females | 296 |
| Number of males | 277 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 296 |
| POP M | 277 |
| POP TOT | 573 |
| Total population | 573 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 177 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 373 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 573 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 75 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 75 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 75 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 79 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,488 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,163 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,722 |
| Acres of hay crops | 814 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,266 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,429 |
| Acres of oats | 721 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 54 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,334 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,688 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,803 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 734 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 144 |
| BWT BU | 1,334 |
| CRN BU | 133 |
| HAY AC | 814 |
| HAY TONS | 761 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 81 |
| Number of chickens | 821 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 91 |
| Number of milk cows | 211 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 99 |
| Number of other cattle | 173 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 371 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 204 |
| Number of swine | 116 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 138 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 721 |
| OAT BU | 7,688 |
| PEA BU | 278 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 6,803 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 126 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,181 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 761 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT SP BU | 734 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,210 |
| CATTLE KS | 81 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 196 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 373 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 126 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 95 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,181 |
| FRN CA | 573 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 821 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 91 |
| HOUSES | 75 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 75 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 93 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| MILK COWS | 211 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 92 |
| OC TOT | 99 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 173 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 371 |
| SHEEP KS | 204 |
| SUP AM | 4,266 |
| SUP FOR | 12,163 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 1,488 |
| SUP SC | 2,722 |
| SUP TOT | 16,429 |
| SWINE | 116 |
| SWINE KS | 138 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 79 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 144 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153023— 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 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). "St. Louis de Blandford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-blandford-qc153023-1891/.