St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Louis de Gonzague was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,187. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.204°N, 74.000°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis de Gonzague had a population of 2,187: 1,086 male and 1,101 female residents. Population density was 60.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Louis de Gonzague shared boundaries with:
- St. Clément
- St. Etienne
- St. Malachie d'Ormstown
- St. Stanislas de Kostka
- St. Timothée
- Ste. Cécile
- Très Saint Sacrement
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 372 |
| Number of families | 372 |
| Number of females | 1,101 |
| Number of males | 1,086 |
| Number of married females | 324 |
| Number of married males | 324 |
| Number of married persons | 648 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 1,101 |
| POP M | 1,086 |
| POP TOT | 2,187 |
| Total population | 2,187 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 739 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,459 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,798 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 389 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 369 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 37 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 318 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 230 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 137 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 369 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 71 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,434 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 259 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,599 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,615 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,908 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,155 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,766 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,381 |
| Acres of oats | 5,810 |
| Acres of potatoes | 308 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 514 |
| BAR AC | 1,434 |
| BAR BU | 16,456 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,456 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 707 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,730 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,177 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,448 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,446 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,264 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,017 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,336 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| BWT BU | 11,730 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 160 |
| CRN BU | 2,177 |
| HAY AC | 6,155 |
| HAY TONS | 6,021 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 611 |
| Number of chickens | 13,613 |
| Number of ducks | 507 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 317 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 999 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 650 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 921 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,036 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 364 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,574 |
| Number of other fowl | 39 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 106 |
| Number of sheep | 1,124 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 522 |
| Number of swine | 1,575 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,014 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,807 |
| OAT AC | 5,810 |
| OAT BU | 81,448 |
| PEA BU | 5,446 |
| POT AC | 308 |
| POT BU | 31,264 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,584 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,060 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,164 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,021 |
| WHT AC | 514 |
| WHT FALL BU | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,017 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 103 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 91 |
| BEN BU | 707 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,164 |
| CATTLE KS | 611 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,584 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 720 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 739 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,459 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,060 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 650 |
| DUCKS | 507 |
| FAMILIES | 372 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 24 |
| FRN CA | 1,798 |
| GEESE | 999 |
| GRA BU | 410 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,613 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 921 |
| HOUSES | 369 |
| HOUSES B | 37 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 230 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 110 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 71 |
| HOUSES W | 318 |
| INF 11 A | 106 |
| MD FEM | 324 |
| MD MALE | 324 |
| MD TOT | 648 |
| MILK COWS | 2,036 |
| NAME CD | Beauharnois |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 317 |
| OC TOT | 364 |
| OTHER FOWL | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,574 |
| OTHERS | 389 |
| SHEEP | 1,124 |
| SHEEP KS | 522 |
| SILOS | 160 |
| SUP AM | 24,766 |
| SUP FOR | 2,615 |
| SUP JV | 259 |
| SUP PAT | 6,599 |
| SUP SC | 17,908 |
| SUP TOT | 27,381 |
| SWINE | 1,575 |
| SWINE KS | 1,014 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 369 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 6,336 |
| TURKEY | 1,807 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140006— 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 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 Gonzague, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-gonzague-qc140006-1891/.