Ste. Louise, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Louise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.268°N, 70.099°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Louise had a population of 979: 469 male and 510 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 979 |
| 1901 | 1,280 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Louise shared boundaries with:
- St. Aubert
- St. Damase
- St. Jean Port Joli
- St. Onésime d'Ixworth
- St. Roch des Aulnaies
- Ste. Anne de la Pocatière
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 979 total population, 510 females, 469 males, 329 married persons, 201 families, 165 married males, 164 married females, 45 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 605 single persons under 18, 317 single females under 18, 288 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 979 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 159 houses, 159 houses built of wood, 159 occupied houses, 100 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 2 stories, 54 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,457 pounds of homemade butter, 19,702 bushels of potatoes, 14,355 acres of land in farms, 8,815 acres of improved land in farms, 7,770 bushels of oats, 5,966 acres of farmland under crops, 5,540 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,042 bushels of spring wheat, 2,821 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,879 acres of hay crops, 1,542 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,423 tons of hay, 1,128 chickens, 826 bushels of rye, 782 acres of oats, 589 sheep, 566 bushels of barley, 560 milk cows, 517 acres of wheat, 491 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 403 swine slaughtered or sold, 347 sheep slaughtered or sold, 342 bushels of peas, 275 swine, 256 other cattle, 236 acres of potatoes, 199 horses aged over 3 years, 160 occupants of farms, 145 farm occupants who own their land, 82 cattle killed or sold, 67 acres of barley, 66 bushels of buckwheat, 55 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 54 bushels of turnips, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 geese, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 31, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 bushels of corn, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 bushels of beans, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 employees on farms, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 ducks, 2 acres of turnips, 2 turkeys, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC165007— 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). "Ste. Louise, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-louise-qc165008-1891/.