Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec (1891 census)
Rivière-à-Pierre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 603. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.087°N, 72.214°W.
Population
In 1891, Rivière-à-Pierre had a population of 603: 336 male and 267 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
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 NO DATA, 1881 (23.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bois (Rivière à Pierre), 1901 (50.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rivière-à-Pierre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 113 |
| Number of families | 113 |
| Number of females | 267 |
| Number of males | 336 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 220 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 267 |
| POP M | 336 |
| POP TOT | 603 |
| Total population | 603 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 376 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 521 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 82 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 100 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 100 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 464 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,888 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 735 |
| Acres of hay crops | 182 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,204 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,092 |
| Acres of oats | 80 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 245 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 562 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 932 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,752 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 864 |
| BWT BU | 562 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 182 |
| HAY TONS | 101 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 31 |
| Number of chickens | 527 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 51 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 39 |
| Number of milk cows | 46 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 53 |
| Number of other cattle | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 11 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 18 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 80 |
| OAT BU | 932 |
| PEA BU | 81 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,752 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,670 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 101 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,670 |
| CATTLE KS | 31 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 376 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 32 |
| FRN CA | 521 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 527 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 39 |
| HOUSES | 100 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 100 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 220 |
| MILK COWS | 46 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 51 |
| OC TOT | 53 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 16 |
| OTHERS | 82 |
| SHEEP | 11 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 1,204 |
| SUP FOR | 5,888 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 464 |
| SUP SC | 735 |
| SUP TOT | 7,092 |
| SWINE | 18 |
| SWINE KS | 38 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 100 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 864 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178009— 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). "Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-pierre-qc178009-1891/.