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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,117 total population, 587 males, 530 females, 338 married persons, 189 families, 169 married females, 169 married males, 38 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 741 single persons under 18, 399 single males under 18, 342 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 588 persons who are not French Canadian, 529 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 176 occupied houses, 175 houses, 174 houses built of wood, 173 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 1 room, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,466 acres of land in farms, 21,880 pounds of homemade butter, 19,349 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,225 bushels of potatoes, 6,117 acres of improved land in farms, 5,928 bushels of oats, 4,129 acres of farmland under crops, 3,663 bushels of buckwheat, 2,715 bushels of barley, 2,513 acres of hay crops, 2,501 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,955 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,833 tons of hay, 1,687 chickens, 1,364 bushels of turnips, 1,262 sheep, 719 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 562 sheep slaughtered or sold, 413 milk cows, 411 other cattle, 373 acres of oats, 358 bushels of peas, 207 acres of barley, 181 bushels of spring wheat, 179 occupants of farms, 177 cattle killed or sold, 174 horses aged over 3 years, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 165 swine slaughtered or sold, 132 bushels of rye, 132 swine, 119 acres of potatoes, 88 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 oxen, 65 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 geese, 29 ducks, 26 turkeys, 17 acres of wheat, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 other fowl, 13 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of beans, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.