St. Pie de Guire, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Pie de Guire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,242. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 72.751°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Pie de Guire had a population of 1,242: 623 male and 619 female residents. Population density was 57.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,242 |
| 1881 | 1,539 |
| 1891 | 1,289 |
| 1901 | 1,268 |
| 1911 | 933 |
| 1921 | 832 |
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. David, 1861 (35.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Pie de Guire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 619 |
| Number of males | 623 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 1,242 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 815 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 240 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 311 |
| BWT BU | 2,542 |
| CRN BU | 561 |
| HAY AC | 493 |
| HAY TONS | 675 |
| OAT BU | 15,855 |
| PEA BU | 2,171 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 13,757 |
| RYE BU | 112 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,343 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 306 |
| AREA | 12,480 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 149 |
| CD | 134 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FEMALE | 619 |
| GRA BU | 143 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 240 |
| INHABITED | 240 |
| MALE | 623 |
| MARRIED F | 201 |
| MARRIED M | 205 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 406 |
| POPULATION | 1,242 |
| ROOT BU | 151 |
| SINGLE F | 402 |
| SINGLE M | 413 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 815 |
| TUR BU | 259 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC134007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100012— 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 1871 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. Pie de Guire, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pie-de-guire-qc134007-1871/.