Pierreville, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Pierreville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,297. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3387912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.068°N, 72.805°W.
Population
In 1891, Pierreville, VL had a population of 1,297: 651 male and 646 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,745 |
| 1871 | 3,116 |
| 1891 | 1,297 |
| 1901 | 1,108 |
| 1911 | 1,363 |
| 1921 | 1,394 |
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 was contained in St. Thomas de Pierreville, 1881 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pierreville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,297 total population, 651 males, 646 females, 443 married persons, 266 families, 222 married males, 221 married females, 64 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 790 single persons under 18, 397 single males under 18, 393 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 998 French Canadians, 299 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 242 houses, 242 occupied houses, 232 houses of 1 story, 230 houses built of wood, 99 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 12 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,688 bushels of potatoes, 2,012 acres of land in farms, 1,590 bushels of oats, 1,051 acres of improved land in farms, 961 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 835 pounds of homemade butter, 624 acres of farmland under crops, 394 chickens, 363 bushels of buckwheat, 296 acres of farmland in pasture, 251 occupants of farms, 226 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 209 farm occupants who own their land, 209 swine slaughtered or sold, 174 bushels of peas, 171 acres of hay crops, 151 cattle killed or sold, 149 tons of hay, 131 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 116 bushels of spring wheat, 114 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 93 milk cows, 86 acres of oats, 82 bushels of corn, 74 horses aged over 3 years, 73 swine, 49 acres of potatoes, 44 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 42 farm occupants who rent their land, 42 sheep, 32 bushels of barley, 22 bushels of beans, 20 sheep slaughtered or sold, 18 other cattle, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 bushels of winter wheat, 13 acres of wheat, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 ducks, 6 geese, 6 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 oxen, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3387912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierreville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierreville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Pierreville, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pierreville-vl-qc197002-1891/.