St. Pierre, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Pierre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,292. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.895°N, 70.607°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Pierre had a population of 1,292: 634 male and 658 female residents. Population density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,461 |
| 1861 | 1,425 |
| 1871 | 1,292 |
| 1881 | 1,236 |
| 1891 | 1,331 |
| 1901 | 1,127 |
| 1911 | 1,220 |
| 1921 | 1,297 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Pierre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 658 |
| Number of males | 634 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 371 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,292 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 860 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 198 |
| Number of occupied houses | 198 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,119 |
| BWT BU | 262 |
| CRN BU | 71 |
| HAY AC | 2,379 |
| HAY TONS | 3,008 |
| OAT BU | 28,545 |
| PEA BU | 922 |
| POT AC | 176 |
| POT BU | 30,287 |
| RYE BU | 447 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,493 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 369 |
| AREA | 15,040 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| CD | 163 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FEMALE | 658 |
| GRA BU | 99 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 198 |
| INHABITED | 198 |
| MALE | 634 |
| MARRIED F | 185 |
| MARRIED M | 186 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 371 |
| POPULATION | 1,292 |
| ROOT BU | 27 |
| SINGLE F | 432 |
| SINGLE M | 428 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 860 |
| TUR BU | 353 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074012— 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-qc163006-1871/.