Marsden & Piopolis, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Marsden & Piopolis, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,117. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.521°N, 71.024°W.
Population
In 1891, Marsden & Piopolis, Village had a population of 1,117: 587 male and 530 female residents. Population density was 9.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,117 |
| 1901 | 1,407 |
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 contained Marston S, 1881 (51.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Marston N, 1881 (48.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Marsden & Piopolis, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 189 |
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 530 |
| Number of males | 587 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 338 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP F | 530 |
| POP M | 587 |
| POP TOT | 1,117 |
| Total population | 1,117 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 399 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 741 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 529 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 588 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 23 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 207 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,955 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,349 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,129 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,513 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,117 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,466 |
| Acres of oats | 373 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 207 |
| BAR BU | 2,715 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,715 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,663 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,928 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,225 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,364 |
| BWT BU | 3,663 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,513 |
| HAY TONS | 1,833 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 177 |
| Number of chickens | 1,687 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 32 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 174 |
| Number of milk cows | 413 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 179 |
| Number of other cattle | 411 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 1,262 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 562 |
| Number of swine | 132 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 165 |
| Number of turkeys | 26 |
| OAT AC | 373 |
| OAT BU | 5,928 |
| PEA BU | 358 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 14,225 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,501 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 719 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,880 |
| RYE BU | 132 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,833 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT SP BU | 181 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 65 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,880 |
| CATTLE KS | 177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 399 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 741 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,501 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 189 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 719 |
| FRN CA | 529 |
| GEESE | 32 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,687 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 174 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 169 |
| MD MALE | 169 |
| MD TOT | 338 |
| MILK COWS | 413 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 179 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 411 |
| OTHERS | 588 |
| SHEEP | 1,262 |
| SHEEP KS | 562 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 6,117 |
| SUP FOR | 19,349 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 1,955 |
| SUP SC | 4,129 |
| SUP TOT | 25,466 |
| SWINE | 132 |
| SWINE KS | 165 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 1,364 |
| TURKEY | 26 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
| WORKING OX | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150015— 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). "Marsden & Piopolis, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/marsden-piopolis-village-qc150013-1891/.