St. Louis de Bonsecours, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Louis de Bonsecours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.864°N, 72.999°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis de Bonsecours had a population of 1,092: 566 male and 526 female residents. Population density was 84.1 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Louis de Bonsecours, 1901 (79.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 526 |
| Number of males | 566 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 433 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 526 |
| POP M | 566 |
| POP TOT | 1,092 |
| Total population | 1,092 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 640 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,089 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 138 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 148 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,833 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,236 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,864 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,317 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,758 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,994 |
| Acres of oats | 2,561 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 171 |
| BAR AC | 148 |
| BAR BU | 1,409 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,409 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,634 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,207 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,344 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,777 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,037 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21 |
| BWT BU | 4,634 |
| CRN BU | 262 |
| HAY AC | 1,317 |
| HAY TONS | 853 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 165 |
| Number of chickens | 2,680 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 93 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 103 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 282 |
| Number of milk cows | 480 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 160 |
| Number of other cattle | 465 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 586 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 329 |
| Number of swine | 452 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 342 |
| Number of turkeys | 86 |
| OAT AC | 2,561 |
| OAT BU | 27,207 |
| PEA BU | 1,344 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 6,777 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,195 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,627 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 853 |
| WHT AC | 171 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,037 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 81 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,627 |
| CATTLE KS | 165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 296 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 640 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,195 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 103 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 1,089 |
| GEESE | 93 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,680 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 282 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 138 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 220 |
| MD MALE | 213 |
| MD TOT | 433 |
| MILK COWS | 480 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 160 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 465 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 586 |
| SHEEP KS | 329 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 9,758 |
| SUP FOR | 2,236 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 2,833 |
| SUP SC | 6,864 |
| SUP TOT | 11,994 |
| SWINE | 452 |
| SWINE KS | 342 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 159 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 21 |
| TURKEY | 86 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181005— 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 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 Bonsecours, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-bonsecours-qc181005-1891/.