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 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 density was 62.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Pierre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.80 |
| FAM NO | 99 |
| Number of families | 99 |
| Number of females | 400 |
| Number of males | 372 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 216 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 400 |
| POP M | 372 |
| POP TOT | 772 |
| Total population | 772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 523 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 772 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 98 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 76 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 93 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 98 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,655 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,497 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,193 |
| Acres of hay crops | 572 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,873 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,370 |
| Acres of oats | 802 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 10 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 518 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,003 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,589 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,385 |
| BWT BU | 518 |
| CRN BU | 85 |
| HAY AC | 572 |
| HAY TONS | 2,177 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 110 |
| Number of chickens | 2,987 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 121 |
| Number of milk cows | 446 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 95 |
| Number of other cattle | 342 |
| Number of other fowl | 88 |
| Number of oxen | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 667 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 206 |
| Number of swine | 649 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 331 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 802 |
| OAT BU | 18,003 |
| PEA BU | 589 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 11,589 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 15,999 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,463 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,300 |
| RYE BU | 86 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,177 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 189 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,300 |
| CATTLE KS | 110 |
| CHEESE LB | 15,999 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 523 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,463 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 99 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.80 |
| FRN CA | 772 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,987 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 121 |
| HOUSES | 98 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES S | 22 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 76 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 106 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 216 |
| MILK COWS | 446 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 92 |
| OC TOT | 95 |
| OTHER FOWL | 88 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 342 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 667 |
| SHEEP KS | 206 |
| SUP AM | 4,873 |
| SUP FOR | 4,497 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 2,655 |
| SUP SC | 2,193 |
| SUP TOT | 9,370 |
| SWINE | 649 |
| SWINE KS | 331 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 98 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,385 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 139 |
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: 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-qc172012-1891/.