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, 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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 291 |
| Number of families | 291 |
| Number of females | 952 |
| Number of males | 902 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of married persons | 529 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP F | 952 |
| POP M | 902 |
| POP TOT | 1,854 |
| Total population | 1,854 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 592 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,224 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,837 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 17 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 273 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 263 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 257 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 180 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 193 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,336 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,012 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,688 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,494 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,217 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,229 |
| Acres of oats | 2,249 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 437 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 784 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 784 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,356 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,378 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,338 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,491 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 773 |
| BWT BU | 4,356 |
| CRN BU | 349 |
| HAY AC | 5,494 |
| HAY TONS | 6,247 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 200 |
| Number of chickens | 3,632 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 250 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 107 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 333 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,067 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 264 |
| Number of other cattle | 578 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of oxen | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 82 |
| Number of sheep | 1,457 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 570 |
| Number of swine | 433 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 535 |
| OAT AC | 2,249 |
| OAT BU | 31,378 |
| PEA BU | 386 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 16,338 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 805 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,723 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,620 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,247 |
| WHT AC | 437 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,491 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 86 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 238 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,620 |
| CATTLE KS | 200 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 632 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 592 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,224 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 805 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 107 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 291 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,723 |
| FRN CA | 1,837 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 161 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,632 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 333 |
| HOUSES | 273 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 257 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 180 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 263 |
| INF 11 A | 82 |
| MD FEM | 263 |
| MD MALE | 266 |
| MD TOT | 529 |
| MILK COWS | 1,067 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 250 |
| OC TOT | 264 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 578 |
| OTHERS | 17 |
| SHEEP | 1,457 |
| SHEEP KS | 570 |
| SUP AM | 16,217 |
| SUP FOR | 7,012 |
| SUP JV | 193 |
| SUP PAT | 4,336 |
| SUP SC | 11,688 |
| SUP TOT | 23,229 |
| SWINE | 433 |
| SWINE KS | 535 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 273 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 773 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
| WORKING OX | 79 |
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/.