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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3433614. 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.
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 Canton Bois, 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 603 total population, 336 males, 267 females, 220 married persons, 113 families, 110 married females, 110 married males, 7 widowed persons, 5.30 average size of families, 4 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 376 single persons under 18, 222 single males under 18, 154 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 521 French Canadians, 82 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 100 houses, 100 houses built of wood, 100 occupied houses, 96 houses of 1 story, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 1 room, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,092 acres of land in farms, 5,888 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,752 bushels of potatoes, 2,670 pounds of homemade butter, 1,204 acres of improved land in farms, 932 bushels of oats, 864 bushels of turnips, 735 acres of farmland under crops, 562 bushels of buckwheat, 527 chickens, 464 acres of farmland in pasture, 245 bushels of barley, 182 acres of hay crops, 101 tons of hay, 81 bushels of peas, 80 acres of oats, 53 occupants of farms, 51 farm occupants who own their land, 46 milk cows, 39 acres of potatoes, 39 horses aged over 3 years, 38 swine slaughtered or sold, 32 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 31 cattle killed or sold, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 acres of barley, 18 geese, 18 swine, 17 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 other cattle, 16 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12 acres of turnips, 11 sheep, 10 turkeys, 9 oxen, 7 ducks, 7 sheep slaughtered or sold, 6 bushels of corn, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3433614
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/.