Ste. Louise, Ashford, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Louise, Ashford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,632. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.211°N, 70.012°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Louise, Ashford had a population of 1,632: 836 male and 796 female residents. Population density was 12.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 61 |
| 1861 | 1,097 |
| 1871 | 1,211 |
| 1881 | 1,632 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Damase, 1891 (78.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Louise, Ashford shared boundaries with:
- Fournier, St. Aubert
- St. Jean Port Joli
- St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais
- St. Roch
- Ste. Anne de la Pocatière
- Ste. Perpétue, St. Pamphile, Casgrain, Dionne & c
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 281 |
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 796 |
| Number of males | 836 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 252 |
| Number of married persons | 502 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,632 |
| Total population | 1,632 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 559 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,083 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 213 |
| Number of occupied houses | 213 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,634 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of wheat | 571 |
| BAR BU | 1,659 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,659 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 532 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,799 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,079 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,228 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,747 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 592 |
| BWT BU | 532 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 1,634 |
| HAY TONS | 1,001 |
| OAT BU | 8,799 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 415 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 22,079 |
| RYE BU | 1,228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,001 |
| WHT AC | 571 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,747 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 524 |
| C UNMD M | 559 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,083 |
| D OCC | 213 |
| FEMALE | 796 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 213 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 836 |
| MD F | 250 |
| MD M | 252 |
| MD TOT | 502 |
| NUMBER CD | 43 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 24 |
| TUR BU | 592 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043007_1851— 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). "Ste. Louise, Ashford, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-louise-ashford-qc043007-1881/.