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 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 density was 35.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 858 |
| 1881 | 1,671 |
| 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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 377 |
| Number of males | 412 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 270 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 377 |
| POP M | 412 |
| POP TOT | 789 |
| Total population | 789 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 228 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 498 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 768 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 21 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 114 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,063 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,886 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,111 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,832 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,207 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,093 |
| Acres of oats | 790 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR AC | 114 |
| BAR BU | 1,136 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,136 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,843 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,700 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,517 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 483 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 199 |
| BWT BU | 1,843 |
| HAY AC | 1,832 |
| HAY TONS | 1,209 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 155 |
| Number of chickens | 1,212 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 116 |
| Number of milk cows | 406 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 325 |
| Number of oxen | 195 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 853 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 594 |
| Number of swine | 105 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 229 |
| OAT AC | 790 |
| OAT BU | 11,700 |
| PEA BU | 241 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 7,517 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 350 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 67 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,486 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,510 |
| RYE BU | 41 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,209 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 483 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 70 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,510 |
| CATTLE KS | 155 |
| CHEESE LB | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 498 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 67 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,486 |
| FRN CA | 768 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,212 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 116 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 270 |
| MILK COWS | 406 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 325 |
| OTHERS | 21 |
| SHEEP | 853 |
| SHEEP KS | 594 |
| SUP AM | 6,207 |
| SUP FOR | 2,886 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 3,063 |
| SUP SC | 3,111 |
| SUP TOT | 9,093 |
| SWINE | 105 |
| SWINE KS | 229 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 146 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 199 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 195 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040017_1881— 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. 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/.