St. Pierre de Broughton, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pierre de Broughton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 789. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463170. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.234°N, 71.156°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pierre de Broughton had a population of 789: 412 male and 377 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 789 |
| 1901 | 853 |
| 1911 | 835 |
| 1921 | 742 |
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 de Broughton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 789 total population, 412 males, 377 females, 270 married persons, 147 families, 135 married females, 135 married males, 21 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 498 single persons under 18, 270 single males under 18, 228 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 768 French Canadians, 21 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 146 houses, 146 houses built of wood, 146 occupied houses, 143 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 2 rooms, 36 uninhabited houses, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 1 room, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,510 pounds of homemade butter, 11,700 bushels of oats, 9,093 acres of land in farms, 7,517 bushels of potatoes, 6,207 acres of improved land in farms, 3,111 acres of farmland under crops, 3,063 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,886 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,486 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,843 bushels of buckwheat, 1,832 acres of hay crops, 1,212 chickens, 1,209 tons of hay, 1,136 bushels of barley, 853 sheep, 790 acres of oats, 594 sheep slaughtered or sold, 483 bushels of spring wheat, 406 milk cows, 350 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 325 other cattle, 241 bushels of peas, 229 swine slaughtered or sold, 199 bushels of turnips, 195 oxen, 155 cattle killed or sold, 128 occupants of farms, 125 farm occupants who own their land, 116 horses aged over 3 years, 114 acres of barley, 105 swine, 77 acres of potatoes, 70 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 67 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 acres of wheat, 41 bushels of rye, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 geese, 5 ducks, 3 bushels of beans, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040017_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463170
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton
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 de Broughton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-de-broughton-qc139021-1891/.