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 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 density was 78.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 887 |
| 1861 | 1,022 |
| 1871 | 1,109 |
| 1881 | 763 |
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 560 |
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pierre, 1881 (87.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Pétronille de Beaulieu, Village, 1881 (12.8% 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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 520 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 142 |
| Number of married persons | 286 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 1,109 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 777 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 147 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 291 |
| BWT BU | 473 |
| CRN BU | 82 |
| HAY AC | 480 |
| HAY TONS | 1,324 |
| OAT BU | 18,884 |
| PEA BU | 506 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 23,503 |
| RYE BU | 470 |
| Total area (acres) | 9,120 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,048 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 92 |
| AREA | 9,120 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FEMALE | 589 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 147 |
| INHABITED | 147 |
| MALE | 520 |
| MARRIED F | 144 |
| MARRIED M | 142 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 286 |
| POPULATION | 1,109 |
| ROOT BU | 554 |
| SINGLE F | 422 |
| SINGLE M | 355 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 777 |
| TUR BU | 2,392 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075011— 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 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/.