St. Pierre, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Pierre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 763. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463183. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.895°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Pierre had a population of 763: 357 male and 406 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 763 |
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 555 |
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, 1871 (87.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Pierre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 763 total population, 406 females, 357 males, 197 married persons, 111 families, 99 married females, 98 married males, 36 widowed persons, 20 widowed males, 16 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 530 single persons under 18, 291 single females under 18, 239 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 107 inhabited houses, 107 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 19,373 bushels of oats, 13,481 bushels of potatoes, 1,991 bushels of turnips, 1,238 bushels of spring wheat, 1,125 bushels of buckwheat, 932 tons of hay, 647 bushels of other root crops, 554 bushels of peas and beans, 397 acres of hay crops, 285 bushels of rye, 119 bushels of barley, 104 acres of wheat, 91 acres of potatoes, 63 bushels of corn, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 763 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:
QC078006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463183
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-qc078006-1881/.