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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463195. 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 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 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,274 total population, 1,148 females, 1,126 males, 746 married persons, 407 families, 373 married females, 373 married males, 88 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,440 single persons under 18, 724 single females under 18, 716 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,265 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 311 occupied houses, 310 houses, 300 houses built of wood, 200 houses of 1 story, 155 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 105 houses of 2 stories, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 54 uninhabited houses, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 4 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,123 bushels of oats, 26,500 acres of land in farms, 24,994 pounds of homemade butter, 18,304 acres of improved land in farms, 14,894 bushels of potatoes, 13,106 acres of farmland under crops, 8,196 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,324 chickens, 5,449 bushels of buckwheat, 4,972 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,927 acres of hay crops, 4,692 tons of hay, 4,208 bushels of spring wheat, 3,543 bushels of turnips, 3,513 acres of oats, 3,483 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,212 bushels of peas, 2,196 sheep, 1,140 swine, 1,119 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,064 milk cows, 903 other cattle, 695 sheep slaughtered or sold, 566 acres of wheat, 404 horses aged over 3 years, 344 cattle killed or sold, 341 occupants of farms, 315 bushels of corn, 300 farm occupants who own their land, 292 bushels of rye, 226 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 223 bushels of barley, 204 swine slaughtered or sold, 199 geese, 162 acres of potatoes, 137 bushels of beans, 127 horses aged 3 years and under, 113 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 101 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 oxen, 81 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 other fowl, 22 acres of barley, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 ducks, 14 employees on farms, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: 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 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/.