St. Louis, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Louis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,067. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.461°N, 72.062°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Louis had a population of 1,067: 545 male and 522 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 was contained in Roberval, Village, 1871 (14.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Louis de Metabetchouan, 1891 (79.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Louis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,067 total population, 545 males, 522 females, 347 married persons, 182 families, 174 married males, 173 married females, 19 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 701 single persons under 18, 365 single males under 18, 336 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 159 inhabited houses, 159 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,321 bushels of potatoes, 8,442 bushels of spring wheat, 4,515 bushels of rye, 4,098 bushels of oats, 4,017 bushels of peas and beans, 1,692 bushels of barley, 1,404 bushels of buckwheat, 672 bushels of turnips, 668 acres of wheat, 283 acres of hay crops, 232 tons of hay, 115 bushels of other root crops, 61 acres of potatoes, 18 bushels of corn, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 472 fathoms of fishing nets, 53 barrels of other fish, 24 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,067 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:
QC076025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076025— 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 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-qc076025-1881/.