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 |
|---|---|
| 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 158 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 | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 646 |
| Number of males | 651 |
| Number of married females | 221 |
| Number of married males | 222 |
| Number of married persons | 443 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 646 |
| POP M | 651 |
| POP TOT | 1,297 |
| Total population | 1,297 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 397 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 790 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 998 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 299 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 242 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 230 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 232 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 296 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 961 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 624 |
| Acres of hay crops | 171 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,051 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,012 |
| Acres of oats | 86 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 32 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 363 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,590 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,688 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| BWT BU | 363 |
| CRN BU | 82 |
| HAY AC | 171 |
| HAY TONS | 149 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 394 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 209 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 42 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 74 |
| Number of milk cows | 93 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 251 |
| Number of other cattle | 18 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 226 |
| Number of sheep | 42 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 20 |
| Number of swine | 73 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 209 |
| OAT AC | 86 |
| OAT BU | 1,590 |
| PEA BU | 174 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 5,688 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 114 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 44 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 835 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 149 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT FALL BU | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 116 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 835 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 393 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 397 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 790 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 114 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 266 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 44 |
| FRN CA | 998 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 394 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 74 |
| HOUSES | 242 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 232 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 230 |
| INF 11 A | 226 |
| MD FEM | 221 |
| MD MALE | 222 |
| MD TOT | 443 |
| MILK COWS | 93 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 42 |
| OC P | 209 |
| OC TOT | 251 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 18 |
| OTHERS | 299 |
| SHEEP | 42 |
| SHEEP KS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 1,051 |
| SUP FOR | 961 |
| SUP JV | 131 |
| SUP PAT | 296 |
| SUP SC | 624 |
| SUP TOT | 2,012 |
| SWINE | 73 |
| SWINE KS | 209 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 242 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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
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/.