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 density was 73.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,845 |
| 1861 | 4,184 |
| 1871 | 3,172 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,187 |
| 1901 | 2,039 |
| 1911 | 1,918 |
| 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 479 |
| Number of families | 479 |
| Number of females | 1,341 |
| Number of males | 1,333 |
| Number of married females | 424 |
| Number of married males | 424 |
| Number of married persons | 848 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP TOT | 2,674 |
| Total population | 2,674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 859 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 884 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,743 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 448 |
| Number of occupied houses | 448 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,935 |
| Acres of potatoes | 400 |
| Acres of wheat | 932 |
| BAR BU | 35,940 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 35,940 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 556 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,098 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 103,616 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,714 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 59,554 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,362 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,541 |
| BWT BU | 2,244 |
| CRN BU | 4,098 |
| HAY AC | 3,935 |
| HAY TONS | 3,474 |
| OAT BU | 103,616 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 59,554 |
| POT AC | 400 |
| POT BU | 60,362 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,474 |
| WHT AC | 932 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,541 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 859 |
| C UNMD M | 884 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,743 |
| D OCC | 448 |
| FEMALE | 1,341 |
| GRA BU | 556 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 448 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 1,333 |
| MD F | 424 |
| MD M | 424 |
| MD TOT | 848 |
| NUMBER CD | 73 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,714 |
| WID F | 58 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
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/.