St. Louis de Metabetchouan, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Louis de Metabetchouan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.441°N, 72.061°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis de Metabetchouan had a population of 1,155: 589 male and 566 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Louis, 1881 (79.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Louis de Métabetchouan & St. Hilaire, 1901 (81.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Louis de Metabetchouan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,155 total population, 589 males, 566 females, 361 married persons, 185 families, 181 married females, 180 married males, 29 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 765 single persons under 18, 398 single males under 18, 367 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,116 French Canadians, 39 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 occupied houses, 152 houses, 151 houses built of wood, 145 houses of 1 story, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,408 acres of land in farms, 15,580 pounds of homemade butter, 12,722 bushels of potatoes, 10,883 acres of improved land in farms, 8,525 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,472 acres of farmland under crops, 7,238 bushels of oats, 3,870 bushels of spring wheat, 3,785 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,374 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,893 bushels of buckwheat, 1,816 bushels of peas, 1,625 bushels of rye, 1,445 chickens, 1,185 acres of hay crops, 958 sheep, 882 tons of hay, 682 acres of oats, 549 bushels of turnips, 528 sheep slaughtered or sold, 441 acres of wheat, 411 milk cows, 332 swine slaughtered or sold, 296 swine, 295 other cattle, 265 bushels of barley, 174 horses aged over 3 years, 163 cattle killed or sold, 161 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 151 occupants of farms, 135 farm occupants who own their land, 93 acres of potatoes, 68 geese, 47 oxen, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 other fowl, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 turkeys, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 acres of barley, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 bushels of corn, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 ducks, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149026— 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 Metabetchouan, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-de-metabetchouan-qc149026-1891/.