St. Pierre Baptiste, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pierre Baptiste was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 901. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.217°N, 71.611°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pierre Baptiste had a population of 901: 462 male and 439 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 901 |
| 1901 | 877 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 884 |
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. Pierre Baptiste shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 901 total population, 462 males, 439 females, 287 married persons, 163 families, 144 married males, 143 married females, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 592 single persons under 18, 308 single males under 18, 284 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 621 French Canadians, 280 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 156 houses, 156 houses built of wood, 156 houses of 1 story, 156 occupied houses, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 1 room, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,482 pounds of homemade butter, 18,007 acres of land in farms, 15,159 bushels of oats, 12,633 bushels of potatoes, 10,487 acres of improved land in farms, 7,520 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,822 acres of farmland under crops, 3,615 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,599 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,568 acres of hay crops, 3,237 bushels of buckwheat, 2,815 tons of hay, 2,695 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,703 chickens, 1,654 bushels of spring wheat, 1,128 bushels of barley, 964 acres of oats, 908 sheep, 885 other cattle, 785 sheep slaughtered or sold, 758 bushels of turnips, 707 milk cows, 507 cattle killed or sold, 272 swine slaughtered or sold, 199 horses aged over 3 years, 193 bushels of peas, 182 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 169 occupants of farms, 164 farm occupants who own their land, 158 swine, 150 oxen, 144 acres of wheat, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 98 acres of potatoes, 74 acres of barley, 67 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 geese, 23 other fowl, 21 bushels of beans, 18 ducks, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 8, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of turnips, 3 turkeys, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912713
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. Pierre Baptiste, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-baptiste-qc168013-1891/.