St. Pierre, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Pierre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,109. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463183. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.889°N, 71.068°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Pierre had a population of 1,109: 520 male and 589 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 887 |
| 1861 | 1,022 |
| 1871 | 1,109 |
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 Ste. Pétronille de Beaulieu, Village, 1881 (12.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pierre, 1881 (87.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Pierre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,109 total population, 589 females, 520 males, 286 married persons, 165 families, 144 married females, 142 married males, 46 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 777 single persons under 18, 422 single females under 18, 355 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 147 inhabited houses, 147 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 9,120 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC148002— 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 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-qc148002-1871/.