St. Pierre les Becquets, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Pierre les Becquets was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,942. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.425°N, 72.117°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Pierre les Becquets had a population of 2,942: 1,493 male and 1,449 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,675 |
| 1861 | 2,994 |
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pierre les Becquets, 1881 (35.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Sophie de Lévrard, 1881 (64.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Pierre les Becquets shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 544 |
| Number of females | 1,449 |
| Number of males | 1,493 |
| Number of married females | 454 |
| Number of married males | 456 |
| Number of married persons | 910 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| Total population | 2,942 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 938 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 998 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,936 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 442 |
| Number of occupied houses | 442 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 897 |
| BWT BU | 3,177 |
| CRN BU | 529 |
| HAY AC | 2,085 |
| HAY TONS | 2,819 |
| OAT BU | 50,115 |
| PEA BU | 3,324 |
| POT AC | 243 |
| POT BU | 33,737 |
| RYE BU | 1,179 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,030 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 811 |
| AREA | 47,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 90 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 544 |
| FEMALE | 1,449 |
| GRA BU | 122 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 442 |
| INHABITED | 442 |
| MALE | 1,493 |
| MARRIED F | 454 |
| MARRIED M | 456 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 910 |
| POPULATION | 2,942 |
| ROOT BU | 452 |
| SINGLE F | 938 |
| SINGLE M | 998 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,936 |
| TUR BU | 148 |
| UNINHABITED | 35 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135008— 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
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-les-becquets-qc135008-1871/.