St. Pie de Guire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pie de Guire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,289. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 72.751°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pie de Guire had a population of 1,289: 658 male and 631 female residents. Population density was 59.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Pie de Guire shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 238 |
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 631 |
| Number of males | 658 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of married persons | 445 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 631 |
| POP M | 658 |
| POP TOT | 1,289 |
| Total population | 1,289 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 803 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,285 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 220 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 220 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 219 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,921 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,226 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,117 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,713 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,089 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,315 |
| Acres of oats | 2,262 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 309 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 589 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,167 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,185 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,238 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,608 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,496 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 338 |
| BWT BU | 3,167 |
| CRN BU | 403 |
| HAY AC | 2,713 |
| HAY TONS | 1,941 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 87 |
| Number of chickens | 5,088 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 210 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 114 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 103 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 304 |
| Number of milk cows | 580 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 214 |
| Number of other cattle | 473 |
| Number of other fowl | 101 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 1,159 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 687 |
| Number of swine | 602 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of turkeys | 179 |
| OAT AC | 2,262 |
| OAT BU | 25,185 |
| PEA BU | 3,238 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 9,608 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 878 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 693 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,354 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,627 |
| RYE BU | 83 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,941 |
| WHT AC | 309 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,496 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 51 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 123 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,627 |
| CATTLE KS | 87 |
| CHEESE LB | 878 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 417 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 803 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 693 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 103 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 238 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,354 |
| FRN CA | 1,285 |
| GEESE | 114 |
| GRA BU | 239 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,088 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 304 |
| HOUSES | 220 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 219 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 220 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 222 |
| MD MALE | 223 |
| MD TOT | 445 |
| MILK COWS | 580 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 210 |
| OC TOT | 214 |
| OTHER FOWL | 101 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 473 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,159 |
| SHEEP KS | 687 |
| SUP AM | 10,089 |
| SUP FOR | 5,226 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 2,921 |
| SUP SC | 7,117 |
| SUP TOT | 15,315 |
| SWINE | 602 |
| SWINE KS | 121 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 220 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 338 |
| TURKEY | 179 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197007— 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 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. Pie de Guire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pie-de-guire-qc197007-1891/.