St. Pie, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,342. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.513°N, 72.897°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pie had a population of 3,342: 1,673 male and 1,669 female residents. Population density was 76.2 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 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 585 |
| Number of families | 585 |
| Number of females | 1,669 |
| Number of males | 1,673 |
| Number of married females | 561 |
| Number of married males | 576 |
| Number of married persons | 1,137 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 151 |
| POP F | 1,669 |
| POP M | 1,673 |
| POP TOT | 3,342 |
| Total population | 3,342 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,005 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,049 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,054 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,306 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 36 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 536 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 510 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 300 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 223 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 536 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 662 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 104 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,776 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,725 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,834 |
| Acres of hay crops | 13,480 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,714 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,439 |
| Acres of oats | 5,013 |
| Acres of potatoes | 274 |
| Acres of turnips | 126 |
| Acres of wheat | 859 |
| BAR AC | 662 |
| BAR BU | 8,016 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,016 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,599 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 332 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,299 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,690 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,062 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,998 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,010 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29,807 |
| BWT BU | 4,599 |
| CRN BU | 10,299 |
| HAY AC | 13,480 |
| HAY TONS | 10,861 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 652 |
| Number of chickens | 17,837 |
| Number of ducks | 128 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 451 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 109 |
| Number of geese | 849 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 355 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 943 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,483 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 560 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,002 |
| Number of other fowl | 458 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 186 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 219 |
| Number of sheep | 1,956 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,958 |
| Number of swine | 1,977 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 864 |
| Number of turkeys | 534 |
| OAT AC | 5,013 |
| OAT BU | 52,690 |
| PEA BU | 4,062 |
| POT AC | 274 |
| POT BU | 27,998 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 172 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,562 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,449 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,861 |
| WHT AC | 859 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,010 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 186 |
| BEN BU | 273 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,449 |
| CATTLE KS | 652 |
| CHEESE LB | 172 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,005 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,049 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,054 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,562 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 355 |
| DUCKS | 128 |
| FAMILIES | 585 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 3,306 |
| GEESE | 849 |
| GRA BU | 332 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,837 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 943 |
| HOUSES | 536 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 300 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 223 |
| HOUSES W | 510 |
| INF 11 A | 219 |
| MD FEM | 561 |
| MD MALE | 576 |
| MD TOT | 1,137 |
| MILK COWS | 1,483 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC F | 109 |
| OC P | 451 |
| OC TOT | 560 |
| OTHER FOWL | 458 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,002 |
| OTHERS | 36 |
| SHEEP | 1,956 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,958 |
| SUP AM | 28,714 |
| SUP FOR | 1,725 |
| SUP JV | 104 |
| SUP PAT | 6,776 |
| SUP SC | 21,834 |
| SUP TOT | 30,439 |
| SWINE | 1,977 |
| SWINE KS | 864 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 536 |
| TUR AC | 126 |
| TUR BU | 29,807 |
| TURKEY | 534 |
| WID FEM | 103 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 151 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138009— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pie-qc138009-1891/.