St. Jacques des Piles, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jacques des Piles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 791. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.734°N, 72.712°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jacques des Piles had a population of 791: 420 male and 371 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 791 |
| 1901 | 626 |
| 1911 | 682 |
| 1921 | 548 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jean des Piles, 1901 (25.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jacques des Piles, 1901 (65.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jacques des Piles shared boundaries with:
- NO DATA
- Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel
- St. Narcisse
- St. Tite
- Ste. Flore
- Ste. Thècle
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 791 total population, 420 males, 371 females, 295 married persons, 164 families, 148 married males, 147 married females, 12 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 484 single persons under 18, 266 single males under 18, 218 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 790 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 135 occupied houses, 126 houses, 126 houses built of wood, 108 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,887 acres of land in farms, 11,144 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,625 pounds of homemade butter, 6,540 bushels of potatoes, 6,203 bushels of oats, 2,743 acres of improved land in farms, 2,154 acres of farmland under crops, 952 chickens, 879 bushels of peas, 557 acres of farmland in pasture, 551 tons of hay, 544 acres of hay crops, 532 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 518 bushels of buckwheat, 434 acres of oats, 382 bushels of turnips, 358 bushels of spring wheat, 248 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 241 bushels of corn, 233 sheep, 186 bushels of barley, 172 other cattle, 170 milk cows, 151 swine, 123 occupants of farms, 118 farm occupants who own their land, 117 swine slaughtered or sold, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 103 bushels of beans, 94 sheep slaughtered or sold, 66 cattle killed or sold, 65 acres of potatoes, 53 acres of wheat, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 acres of barley, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 ducks, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 oxen, 6 geese, 6 other fowl, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912315
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). "St. Jacques des Piles, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-des-piles-qc146009-1891/.