St. Louis, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Louis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,854. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.601°N, 71.901°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis had a population of 1,854: 902 male and 952 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,854 |
| 1901 | 1,622 |
| 1911 | 1,574 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Lotbinière, VL, 1881 (92.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Louis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,854 total population, 952 females, 902 males, 529 married persons, 291 families, 266 married males, 263 married females, 101 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,224 single persons under 18, 632 single females under 18, 592 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,837 French Canadians, 17 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 273 houses, 273 occupied houses, 263 houses built of wood, 257 houses of 1 story, 180 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 14 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,620 pounds of homemade butter, 31,378 bushels of oats, 23,229 acres of land in farms, 16,338 bushels of potatoes, 16,217 acres of improved land in farms, 11,688 acres of farmland under crops, 7,012 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,247 tons of hay, 5,494 acres of hay crops, 4,356 bushels of buckwheat, 4,336 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,723 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,632 chickens, 3,491 bushels of spring wheat, 2,249 acres of oats, 1,457 sheep, 1,067 milk cows, 805 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 784 bushels of barley, 773 bushels of turnips, 578 other cattle, 570 sheep slaughtered or sold, 535 swine slaughtered or sold, 437 acres of wheat, 433 swine, 386 bushels of peas, 349 bushels of corn, 333 horses aged over 3 years, 264 occupants of farms, 250 farm occupants who own their land, 238 bushels of beans, 200 cattle killed or sold, 193 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 161 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 157 acres of potatoes, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 86 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 82 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 79 oxen, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 44 acres of barley, 35 other fowl, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 ducks, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 acres of turnips, 6 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171012— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-louis-qc166011-1891/.