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 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 density was 41.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Pierre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 231 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of females | 667 |
| Number of males | 664 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 407 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 667 |
| POP M | 664 |
| POP TOT | 1,331 |
| Total population | 1,331 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 874 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,331 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 221 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 221 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 94 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 117 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 221 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 228 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,713 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,197 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,689 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,769 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,486 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,683 |
| Acres of oats | 1,803 |
| Acres of potatoes | 213 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 311 |
| BAR AC | 228 |
| BAR BU | 2,295 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,295 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,972 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,061 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,569 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,242 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 302 |
| BWT BU | 131 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 4,769 |
| HAY TONS | 3,884 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 474 |
| Number of chickens | 1,533 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 183 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 130 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 124 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 276 |
| Number of milk cows | 853 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 224 |
| Number of other cattle | 372 |
| Number of other fowl | 58 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 90 |
| Number of sheep | 893 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 663 |
| Number of swine | 488 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 724 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 1,803 |
| OAT BU | 20,972 |
| PEA BU | 1,061 |
| POT AC | 213 |
| POT BU | 17,569 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,042 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,229 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,903 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,806 |
| RYE BU | 133 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,884 |
| WHT AC | 311 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,242 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,806 |
| CATTLE KS | 474 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,042 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 434 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 440 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 874 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,229 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 124 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 231 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,903 |
| FRN CA | 1,331 |
| GEESE | 130 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,533 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 276 |
| HOUSES | 221 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 94 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 91 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 221 |
| INF 11 A | 90 |
| MD FEM | 203 |
| MD MALE | 204 |
| MD TOT | 407 |
| MILK COWS | 853 |
| NAME CD | Montmagny |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 183 |
| OC TOT | 224 |
| OTHER FOWL | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 372 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 893 |
| SHEEP KS | 663 |
| SUP AM | 10,486 |
| SUP FOR | 10,197 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 2,713 |
| SUP SC | 7,689 |
| SUP TOT | 20,683 |
| SWINE | 488 |
| SWINE KS | 724 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 221 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 302 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171008— 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 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/.