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 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 density was 7.1 people per square mile.
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. Jacques des Piles, 1901 (65.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jean des Piles, 1901 (25.4% 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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 371 |
| Number of males | 420 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 371 |
| POP M | 420 |
| POP TOT | 791 |
| Total population | 791 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 484 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 790 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 126 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 126 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 108 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 557 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,144 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,154 |
| Acres of hay crops | 544 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,743 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,887 |
| Acres of oats | 434 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 53 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 186 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 518 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,203 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 879 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,540 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 382 |
| BWT BU | 518 |
| CRN BU | 241 |
| HAY AC | 544 |
| HAY TONS | 551 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 66 |
| Number of chickens | 952 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 118 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 170 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 123 |
| Number of other cattle | 172 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 233 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 94 |
| Number of swine | 151 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 117 |
| OAT AC | 434 |
| OAT BU | 6,203 |
| PEA BU | 879 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 6,540 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 248 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 532 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,625 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 551 |
| WHT AC | 53 |
| WHT SP BU | 358 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 103 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 66 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 484 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 248 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 532 |
| FRN CA | 790 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 952 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 126 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 108 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 126 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 147 |
| MD MALE | 148 |
| MD TOT | 295 |
| MILK COWS | 170 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 118 |
| OC TOT | 123 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 172 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 233 |
| SHEEP KS | 94 |
| SUP AM | 2,743 |
| SUP FOR | 11,144 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 557 |
| SUP SC | 2,154 |
| SUP TOT | 13,887 |
| SWINE | 151 |
| SWINE KS | 117 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 382 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047009_1891— 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). "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/.