St. Pierre, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pierre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,331. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463183. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.895°N, 70.607°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pierre had a population of 1,331: 664 male and 667 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,425 |
| 1871 | 1,292 |
| 1881 | 1,236 |
| 1891 | 1,331 |
| 1901 | 1,127 |
| 1911 | — |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Pierre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,331 total population, 667 females, 664 males, 407 married persons, 231 families, 204 married males, 203 married females, 50 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 874 single persons under 18, 440 single males under 18, 434 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,331 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 221 houses, 221 houses built of wood, 221 occupied houses, 117 houses of 2 stories, 94 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 1 room, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,806 pounds of homemade butter, 20,972 bushels of oats, 20,683 acres of land in farms, 17,569 bushels of potatoes, 10,486 acres of improved land in farms, 10,197 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,689 acres of farmland under crops, 4,769 acres of hay crops, 3,884 tons of hay, 3,229 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,042 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,903 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,713 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,295 bushels of barley, 2,242 bushels of spring wheat, 1,803 acres of oats, 1,533 chickens, 1,061 bushels of peas, 893 sheep, 853 milk cows, 724 swine slaughtered or sold, 663 sheep slaughtered or sold, 488 swine, 474 cattle killed or sold, 372 other cattle, 311 acres of wheat, 302 bushels of turnips, 276 horses aged over 3 years, 228 acres of barley, 224 occupants of farms, 213 acres of potatoes, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 144 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 133 bushels of rye, 131 bushels of buckwheat, 130 geese, 124 horses aged 3 years and under, 90 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 58 other fowl, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 bushels of corn, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 oxen, 26 bushels of beans, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 ducks, 12 turkeys, 4 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177010— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-qc171008-1891/.