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 density was 31.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 979 |
| 1901 | 1,280 |
| 1911 | 1,120 |
| 1921 | 1,046 |
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
- St. Roch des Aulnaies
- Ste. Anne de la Pocatière
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 201 |
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 510 |
| Number of males | 469 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of married persons | 329 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 510 |
| POP M | 469 |
| POP TOT | 979 |
| Total population | 979 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 317 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 605 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 979 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,821 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,540 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,966 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,879 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,815 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,355 |
| Acres of oats | 782 |
| Acres of potatoes | 236 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 517 |
| BAR AC | 67 |
| BAR BU | 566 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 566 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,770 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 342 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,702 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 826 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,042 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 54 |
| BWT BU | 66 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 31 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 1,879 |
| HAY TONS | 1,423 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 82 |
| Number of chickens | 1,128 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 145 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 38 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 199 |
| Number of milk cows | 560 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 160 |
| Number of other cattle | 256 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 589 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 347 |
| Number of swine | 275 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 403 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 782 |
| OAT BU | 7,770 |
| PEA BU | 342 |
| POT AC | 236 |
| POT BU | 19,702 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,542 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 491 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,457 |
| RYE BU | 826 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,423 |
| WHT AC | 517 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,042 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,457 |
| CATTLE KS | 82 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 317 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 288 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 605 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,542 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 491 |
| FRN CA | 979 |
| GEESE | 38 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,128 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 199 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 164 |
| MD MALE | 165 |
| MD TOT | 329 |
| MILK COWS | 560 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 145 |
| OC TOT | 160 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 256 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 589 |
| SHEEP KS | 347 |
| SILOS | 31 |
| SUP AM | 8,815 |
| SUP FOR | 5,540 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 2,821 |
| SUP SC | 5,966 |
| SUP TOT | 14,355 |
| SWINE | 275 |
| SWINE KS | 403 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 159 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 54 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067009— 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/.