St. Louis, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Louis was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, 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. Population density was 12.4 people per square mile.
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, 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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 182 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 522 |
| Number of males | 545 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 1,067 |
| Total population | 1,067 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 365 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 701 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 159 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 283 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 668 |
| BAR BU | 1,692 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,692 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,404 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,098 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,017 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,321 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,515 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,442 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 672 |
| BWT BU | 1,404 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 283 |
| HAY TONS | 232 |
| OAT BU | 4,098 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,017 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 11,321 |
| RYE BU | 4,515 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 232 |
| WHT AC | 668 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,442 |
Fisheries (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 53 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 24 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 472 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 336 |
| C UNMD M | 365 |
| C UNMD TOT | 701 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| D OCC | 159 |
| FEMALE | 522 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 159 |
| MALE | 545 |
| MD F | 173 |
| MD M | 174 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| NET XX F | 472 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 115 |
| SLM XB Q | 24 |
| TUR BU | 672 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
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/.