St. Pie, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Pie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,468. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.513°N, 72.897°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Pie had a population of 3,468: 1,772 male and 1,696 female residents. Population density was 79.1 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Pie shared boundaries with:
- St. Césaire
- St. Damase
- St. Dominique
- St. Hyacinthe
- St. Hyacinthe le Confesseur
- St. Paul d'Abbotsford
- Ste. Cécile
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 | 585 |
| Number of females | 1,696 |
| Number of males | 1,772 |
| Number of married females | 536 |
| Number of married males | 539 |
| Number of married persons | 1,075 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| Total population | 3,468 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,085 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,200 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,285 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 577 |
| Number of occupied houses | 577 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,840 |
| BWT BU | 5,776 |
| CRN BU | 7,809 |
| HAY AC | 4,276 |
| HAY TONS | 4,020 |
| OAT BU | 60,173 |
| PEA BU | 9,513 |
| POT AC | 478 |
| POT BU | 40,988 |
| RYE BU | 1,551 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,354 |
| WHT WTR BU | 201 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,302 |
| AREA | 25,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 569 |
| CD | 122 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 585 |
| FEMALE | 1,696 |
| GRA BU | 1,555 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 577 |
| INHABITED | 577 |
| MALE | 1,772 |
| MARRIED F | 536 |
| MARRIED M | 539 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,075 |
| POPULATION | 3,468 |
| ROOT BU | 1,365 |
| SINGLE F | 1,085 |
| SINGLE M | 1,200 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,285 |
| TUR BU | 26 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 75 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC122001— 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 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pie-qc122001-1871/.