St. Pierre, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pierre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 772. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463183. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.895°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pierre had a population of 772: 372 male and 400 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 763 |
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 555 |
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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 772 total population, 400 females, 372 males, 216 married persons, 110 married males, 106 married females, 99 families, 33 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 7.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 523 single persons under 18, 275 single females under 18, 248 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 772 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 98 houses, 98 occupied houses, 93 houses of 1 story, 76 houses built of wood, 71 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses built of stone, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 54,300 pounds of homemade butter, 18,003 bushels of oats, 15,999 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11,589 bushels of potatoes, 9,370 acres of land in farms, 4,873 acres of improved land in farms, 4,497 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,987 chickens, 2,655 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,193 acres of farmland under crops, 2,177 tons of hay, 1,463 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,385 bushels of turnips, 802 acres of oats, 667 sheep, 649 swine, 589 bushels of peas, 572 acres of hay crops, 518 bushels of buckwheat, 446 milk cows, 342 other cattle, 331 swine slaughtered or sold, 206 sheep slaughtered or sold, 189 bushels of spring wheat, 139 oxen, 121 horses aged over 3 years, 110 cattle killed or sold, 95 occupants of farms, 92 farm occupants who own their land, 88 other fowl, 86 bushels of rye, 85 bushels of corn, 84 acres of potatoes, 74 bushels of beans, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 ducks, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 acres of wheat, 11 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of barley, 10 geese, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 turkeys, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075011— 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-qc172012-1891/.