St. Pierre les Becquets, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pierre les Becquets was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.465°N, 72.169°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pierre les Becquets had a population of 2,274: 1,126 male and 1,148 female residents. Population density was 71.9 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Pierre les Becquets, 1881 (89.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Pierre les Becquets shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 407 |
| Number of families | 407 |
| Number of females | 1,148 |
| Number of males | 1,126 |
| Number of married females | 373 |
| Number of married males | 373 |
| Number of married persons | 746 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP F | 1,148 |
| POP M | 1,126 |
| POP TOT | 2,274 |
| Total population | 2,274 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 724 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 716 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,440 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,265 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 310 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 300 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 105 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 155 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 226 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,972 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,196 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,106 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,927 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,304 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,500 |
| Acres of oats | 3,513 |
| Acres of potatoes | 162 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 566 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 223 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,449 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,123 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,212 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,894 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,208 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,543 |
| BWT BU | 5,449 |
| CRN BU | 315 |
| HAY AC | 4,927 |
| HAY TONS | 4,692 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 344 |
| Number of chickens | 6,324 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of employees on farms | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 300 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 199 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 127 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 404 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,064 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 341 |
| Number of other cattle | 903 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 2,196 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 695 |
| Number of swine | 1,140 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 204 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 3,513 |
| OAT BU | 42,123 |
| PEA BU | 2,212 |
| POT AC | 162 |
| POT BU | 14,894 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,483 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,119 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,994 |
| RYE BU | 292 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,692 |
| WHT AC | 566 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,208 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 113 |
| BEN BU | 137 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,994 |
| CATTLE KS | 344 |
| CHEESE LB | 65 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 724 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 716 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,440 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,483 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 127 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 407 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,119 |
| FRN CA | 2,265 |
| GEESE | 199 |
| GRA BU | 101 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,324 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 404 |
| HOUSES | 310 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 155 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 54 |
| HOUSES W | 300 |
| INF 11 A | 91 |
| MD FEM | 373 |
| MD MALE | 373 |
| MD TOT | 746 |
| MILK COWS | 1,064 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC E | 14 |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 300 |
| OC TOT | 341 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 903 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 2,196 |
| SHEEP KS | 695 |
| SUP AM | 18,304 |
| SUP FOR | 8,196 |
| SUP JV | 226 |
| SUP PAT | 4,972 |
| SUP SC | 13,106 |
| SUP TOT | 26,500 |
| SWINE | 1,140 |
| SWINE KS | 204 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 311 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 3,543 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
| WORKING OX | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078017— 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 les Becquets, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-les-becquets-qc175016-1891/.