St. Pierre les Becquets, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Pierre les Becquets was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,578. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.466°N, 72.174°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Pierre les Becquets had a population of 2,578: 1,309 male and 1,269 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,942 |
| 1881 | 2,578 |
| 1891 | 2,274 |
| 1901 | 1,847 |
| 1911 | 2,007 |
| 1921 | 1,217 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Pierre les Becquets, 1871 (35.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Pierre les Becquets, 1891 (89.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Pierre les Becquets shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,578 total population, 1,309 males, 1,269 females, 812 married persons, 465 families, 407 married females, 405 married males, 102 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,664 single persons under 18, 856 single males under 18, 808 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 346 inhabited houses, 346 occupied houses, 61 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 44,363 bushels of oats, 12,538 bushels of potatoes, 4,740 bushels of spring wheat, 4,046 bushels of buckwheat, 3,933 tons of hay, 3,905 bushels of peas and beans, 3,247 acres of hay crops, 1,083 bushels of rye, 1,075 bushels of barley, 1,057 bushels of other root crops, 627 acres of wheat, 392 bushels of corn, 348 bushels of turnips, 226 acres of potatoes, 96 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 35 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas-Aimé Chandonnet | 1834–1881 | born here, buried here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,578 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463195
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 les Becquets, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-les-becquets-qc051001-1881/.