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 206. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 72.945°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Louis de Bonsecours had a population of 206: 110 male and 96 female residents. Population density was 61.3 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).
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. Jude, 1871 (6.4% share).
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 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 35 |
| Number of families | 35 |
| Number of females | 96 |
| Number of males | 110 |
| Number of married females | 34 |
| Number of married males | 34 |
| Number of married persons | 68 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP TOT | 206 |
| Total population | 206 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 61 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 74 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 135 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 30 |
| Number of occupied houses | 30 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 127 |
| Acres of potatoes | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 40 |
| BAR BU | 24 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,553 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 281 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 845 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 534 |
| BWT BU | 628 |
| CRN BU | 164 |
| HAY AC | 127 |
| HAY TONS | 175 |
| OAT BU | 4,553 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 281 |
| POT AC | 6 |
| POT BU | 845 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 175 |
| WHT AC | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 534 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 61 |
| C UNMD M | 74 |
| C UNMD TOT | 135 |
| D OCC | 30 |
| FEMALE | 96 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H INHAB | 30 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 110 |
| MD F | 34 |
| MD M | 34 |
| MD TOT | 68 |
| NUMBER CD | 62 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 28 |
| WID F | 1 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062006— 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-qc062006-1881/.