St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Louis de Gonzague was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,674. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.204°N, 74.000°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Louis de Gonzague had a population of 2,674: 1,333 male and 1,341 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,187 |
| 1901 | 2,039 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,839 |
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 Gonzague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,674 total population, 1,341 females, 1,333 males, 848 married persons, 479 families, 424 married females, 424 married males, 83 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,743 single persons under 18, 884 single males under 18, 859 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 448 inhabited houses, 448 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 103,616 bushels of oats, 60,362 bushels of potatoes, 59,554 bushels of peas and beans, 35,940 bushels of barley, 10,714 bushels of other root crops, 6,541 bushels of spring wheat, 4,098 bushels of corn, 3,935 acres of hay crops, 3,474 tons of hay, 2,244 bushels of buckwheat, 932 acres of wheat, 556 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 400 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,674 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC073005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912520
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 Gonzague, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-gonzague-qc073005-1881/.