St. Pie, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Pie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,037. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.513°N, 72.897°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Pie had a population of 3,037: 1,515 male and 1,522 female residents. Population density was 69.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,056 |
| 1861 | 4,254 |
| 1871 | 3,468 |
| 1881 | 3,037 |
| 1891 | 3,342 |
| 1901 | 2,583 |
| 1911 | 1,740 |
| 1921 | 1,641 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Pie shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe
- St. Césaire
- St. Damase
- St. Dominique
- St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur
- St. Paul d'Abbotsford
- Ste. Cécile de Milton
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 654 |
| Number of families | 654 |
| Number of females | 1,522 |
| Number of males | 1,515 |
| Number of married females | 520 |
| Number of married males | 520 |
| Number of married persons | 1,040 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP TOT | 3,037 |
| Total population | 3,037 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 947 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 949 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,896 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 568 |
| Number of occupied houses | 568 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,934 |
| Acres of potatoes | 252 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,527 |
| BAR BU | 17,451 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,451 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,452 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 761 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,279 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,447 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,951 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,792 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,700 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,473 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 1,452 |
| CRN BU | 6,279 |
| HAY AC | 5,934 |
| HAY TONS | 5,827 |
| OAT BU | 66,447 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,792 |
| POT AC | 252 |
| POT BU | 10,700 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,827 |
| WHT AC | 1,527 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,473 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 947 |
| C UNMD M | 949 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,896 |
| D OCC | 568 |
| FEMALE | 1,522 |
| GRA BU | 761 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 568 |
| H UNINH | 43 |
| MALE | 1,515 |
| MD F | 520 |
| MD M | 520 |
| MD TOT | 1,040 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,951 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039009— 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 1881 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pie-qc058001-1881/.