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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463161. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,289 total population, 658 males, 631 females, 445 married persons, 238 families, 223 married males, 222 married females, 41 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 803 single persons under 18, 417 single males under 18, 386 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,285 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 220 houses, 220 houses built of wood, 220 occupied houses, 219 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,185 bushels of oats, 15,315 acres of land in farms, 10,627 pounds of homemade butter, 10,089 acres of improved land in farms, 9,608 bushels of potatoes, 7,117 acres of farmland under crops, 5,226 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,088 chickens, 3,238 bushels of peas, 3,167 bushels of buckwheat, 2,921 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,713 acres of hay crops, 2,496 bushels of spring wheat, 2,354 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,262 acres of oats, 1,941 tons of hay, 1,159 sheep, 878 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 693 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 687 sheep slaughtered or sold, 602 swine, 589 bushels of barley, 580 milk cows, 473 other cattle, 403 bushels of corn, 338 bushels of turnips, 309 acres of wheat, 304 horses aged over 3 years, 239 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 214 occupants of farms, 210 farm occupants who own their land, 179 turkeys, 132 acres of potatoes, 123 bushels of beans, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 114 geese, 103 horses aged 3 years and under, 101 other fowl, 87 cattle killed or sold, 83 bushels of rye, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 51 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 51 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 acres of barley, 34 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 ducks, 13 oxen, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3463161
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pie-de-Guire
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pie-de-Guire
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/.