St. Louis de Bonsecours, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Louis de Bonsecours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 982. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.864°N, 72.999°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Louis de Bonsecours had a population of 982: 494 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 75.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 206 |
| 1881 | 982 |
| 1891 | 298 |
| 1891 | 1,092 |
| 1901 | 828 |
| 1911 | 791 |
| 1921 | 752 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Louis de Bonsecours shared boundaries with:
- St. Aimé
- St. Hugues
- St. Jude
- St. Louis de Bonsecours
- St. Louis de Bonsecours
- St. Marcel
- St. Robert
- Ste. Victoire
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 494 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 197 |
| Number of married persons | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 982 |
| Total population | 982 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 573 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 530 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of wheat | 204 |
| BAR BU | 431 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 431 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,541 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 576 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,197 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,196 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,742 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,081 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 208 |
| BWT BU | 1,541 |
| CRN BU | 576 |
| HAY AC | 530 |
| HAY TONS | 497 |
| OAT BU | 36,197 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,196 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 2,742 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 497 |
| WHT AC | 204 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,081 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 281 |
| C UNMD M | 292 |
| C UNMD TOT | 573 |
| D OCC | 101 |
| FEMALE | 488 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 101 |
| H UNINH | 50 |
| MALE | 494 |
| MD F | 194 |
| MD M | 197 |
| MD TOT | 391 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 111 |
| TUR BU | 208 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082004— 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 Bonsecours, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-bonsecours-qc061007-1881/.