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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 439 |
| Number of males | 462 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 287 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 439 |
| POP M | 462 |
| POP TOT | 901 |
| Total population | 901 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 592 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 621 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 280 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 156 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 156 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,599 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,520 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,822 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,568 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,487 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,007 |
| Acres of oats | 964 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 144 |
| BAR AC | 74 |
| BAR BU | 1,128 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,128 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,237 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,159 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,633 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,654 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 758 |
| BWT BU | 3,237 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 8 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 3,568 |
| HAY TONS | 2,815 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 507 |
| Number of chickens | 1,703 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 164 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 104 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 199 |
| Number of milk cows | 707 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 169 |
| Number of other cattle | 885 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 150 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 908 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 785 |
| Number of swine | 158 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 272 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 964 |
| OAT BU | 15,159 |
| PEA BU | 193 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 12,633 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,695 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 182 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,615 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,482 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,815 |
| WHT AC | 144 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,654 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,482 |
| CATTLE KS | 507 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,695 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 284 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 592 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 182 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 104 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,615 |
| FRN CA | 621 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,703 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 199 |
| HOUSES | 156 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 156 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 143 |
| MD MALE | 144 |
| MD TOT | 287 |
| MILK COWS | 707 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 164 |
| OC TOT | 169 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 885 |
| OTHERS | 280 |
| SHEEP | 908 |
| SHEEP KS | 785 |
| SILOS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 10,487 |
| SUP FOR | 7,520 |
| SUP JV | 66 |
| SUP PAT | 3,599 |
| SUP SC | 6,822 |
| SUP TOT | 18,007 |
| SWINE | 158 |
| SWINE KS | 272 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 156 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 758 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 150 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071014_1891— 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/.