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 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. Population density was 88.7 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).
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:
- 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 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 63 |
| Number of families | 63 |
| Number of females | 133 |
| Number of males | 165 |
| Number of married females | 59 |
| Number of married males | 59 |
| Number of married persons | 118 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 133 |
| POP M | 165 |
| POP TOT | 298 |
| Total population | 298 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 72 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 105 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 177 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 296 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 63 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 63 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 63 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 692 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 749 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,073 |
| Acres of hay crops | 242 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,769 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,518 |
| Acres of oats | 366 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 276 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 276 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 703 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,030 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,585 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| BWT BU | 703 |
| CRN BU | 106 |
| HAY AC | 242 |
| HAY TONS | 237 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 650 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 53 |
| Number of milk cows | 112 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 39 |
| Number of other cattle | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 71 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 53 |
| Number of swine | 80 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 61 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 366 |
| OAT BU | 4,030 |
| PEA BU | 713 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 1,585 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 285 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,930 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 237 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT SP BU | 88 |
Other recorded variables (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,930 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 105 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 177 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 63 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 285 |
| FRN CA | 296 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 650 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 53 |
| HOUSES | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 63 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 59 |
| MD MALE | 59 |
| MD TOT | 118 |
| MILK COWS | 112 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 26 |
| OC TOT | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 78 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 71 |
| SHEEP KS | 53 |
| SUP AM | 1,769 |
| SUP FOR | 749 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 692 |
| SUP SC | 1,073 |
| SUP TOT | 2,518 |
| SWINE | 80 |
| SWINE KS | 61 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 63 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185010— 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-qc185010-1891/.