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 298. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 72.945°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis de Bonsecours had a population of 298: 165 male and 133 female residents.
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 (20.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Louis de Bonsecours shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 298 total population, 165 males, 133 females, 118 married persons, 63 families, 59 married females, 59 married males, 4.70 average size of families, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 177 single persons under 18, 105 single males under 18, 72 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 296 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 63 houses, 63 houses built of wood, 63 houses of 1 story, 63 occupied houses, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 1 room, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 4 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,930 pounds of homemade butter, 4,030 bushels of oats, 2,518 acres of land in farms, 1,769 acres of improved land in farms, 1,585 bushels of potatoes, 1,073 acres of farmland under crops, 749 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 713 bushels of peas, 703 bushels of buckwheat, 692 acres of farmland in pasture, 650 chickens, 366 acres of oats, 285 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 276 bushels of barley, 242 acres of hay crops, 237 tons of hay, 112 milk cows, 106 bushels of corn, 88 bushels of spring wheat, 80 swine, 78 other cattle, 71 sheep, 61 swine slaughtered or sold, 53 horses aged over 3 years, 53 sheep slaughtered or sold, 39 occupants of farms, 29 acres of barley, 26 farm occupants who own their land, 25 cattle killed or sold, 21 acres of potatoes, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 17 acres of wheat, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 bushels of beans, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 ducks, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912500
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-qc185010-1891/.