St. Pierre du Lac & Sayabec, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pierre du Lac & Sayabec was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,115. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.564°N, 67.641°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pierre du Lac & Sayabec had a population of 1,115: 574 male and 541 female residents. Population density was 13.6 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Marie de Sayabec, 1901 (64.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Pierre du Lac & Sayabec shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 541 |
| Number of males | 574 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 541 |
| POP M | 574 |
| POP TOT | 1,115 |
| Total population | 1,115 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 384 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 739 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,092 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 23 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 193 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 193 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 178 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 123 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 173 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,449 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,517 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,094 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,101 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,552 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,069 |
| Acres of oats | 362 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 162 |
| BAR AC | 173 |
| BAR BU | 2,961 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,961 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,244 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,254 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,372 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 820 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,142 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 715 |
| BWT BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 1,101 |
| HAY TONS | 966 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 64 |
| Number of chickens | 857 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 130 |
| Number of milk cows | 186 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 164 |
| Number of other cattle | 100 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 420 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 153 |
| Number of swine | 189 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 144 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 362 |
| OAT BU | 5,244 |
| PEA BU | 1,254 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 8,372 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 461 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,188 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,289 |
| RYE BU | 820 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 966 |
| WHT AC | 162 |
| WHT FALL BU | 715 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,142 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,289 |
| CATTLE KS | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 384 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 739 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 461 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,188 |
| FRN CA | 1,092 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 857 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 130 |
| HOUSES | 193 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 123 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 193 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 176 |
| MD MALE | 178 |
| MD TOT | 354 |
| MILK COWS | 186 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 164 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 100 |
| OTHERS | 23 |
| SHEEP | 420 |
| SHEEP KS | 153 |
| SUP AM | 3,552 |
| SUP FOR | 13,517 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 1,449 |
| SUP SC | 2,094 |
| SUP TOT | 17,069 |
| SWINE | 189 |
| SWINE KS | 144 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 195 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 665 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183029— 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 du Lac & Sayabec, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-du-lac-sayabec-qc183029-1891/.