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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462752. 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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 573 total population, 296 females, 277 males, 186 married persons, 95 families, 93 married females, 93 married males, 14 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 373 single persons under 18, 196 single females under 18, 177 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 573 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 79 occupied houses, 75 houses, 75 houses built of wood, 75 houses of 1 story, 22 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,429 acres of land in farms, 12,163 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,688 bushels of oats, 6,803 bushels of potatoes, 6,210 pounds of homemade butter, 4,266 acres of improved land in farms, 2,722 acres of farmland under crops, 1,488 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,334 bushels of buckwheat, 1,181 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 821 chickens, 814 acres of hay crops, 761 tons of hay, 734 bushels of spring wheat, 721 acres of oats, 371 sheep, 278 bushels of peas, 211 milk cows, 204 sheep slaughtered or sold, 173 other cattle, 144 bushels of turnips, 138 swine slaughtered or sold, 133 bushels of corn, 126 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 116 swine, 99 occupants of farms, 97 acres of wheat, 92 farm occupants who own their land, 91 horses aged over 3 years, 81 cattle killed or sold, 69 acres of potatoes, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 bushels of barley, 52 oxen, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 geese, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 ducks, 15 bushels of beans, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 acres of barley, 3 other fowl, 2 acres of turnips, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038012_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462752
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
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/.