St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Louis de Gonzague was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,172. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.204°N, 74.000°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Louis de Gonzague had a population of 3,172: 1,620 male and 1,552 female residents. Population density was 87.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Louis de Gonzague shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 512 |
| Number of females | 1,552 |
| Number of males | 1,620 |
| Number of married females | 456 |
| Number of married males | 459 |
| Number of married persons | 915 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| Total population | 3,172 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,029 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,135 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,164 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 482 |
| Number of occupied houses | 482 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 24,977 |
| BWT BU | 4,806 |
| CRN BU | 1,815 |
| HAY AC | 3,792 |
| HAY TONS | 3,623 |
| OAT BU | 64,494 |
| PEA BU | 13,901 |
| POT AC | 376 |
| POT BU | 27,671 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,870 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,089 |
| AREA | 22,720 |
| BEN BU | 778 |
| CD | 111 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 512 |
| FEMALE | 1,552 |
| GRA BU | 942 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 482 |
| INHABITED | 482 |
| MALE | 1,620 |
| MARRIED F | 456 |
| MARRIED M | 459 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 915 |
| POPULATION | 3,172 |
| ROOT BU | 9,852 |
| SINGLE F | 1,029 |
| SINGLE M | 1,135 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,164 |
| TUR BU | 161 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC111005— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-gonzague-qc111005-1871/.