St. Thomas de Pierreville, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Thomas de Pierreville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,373. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912819. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.077°N, 72.772°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Thomas de Pierreville had a population of 3,373: 1,714 male and 1,659 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,373 |
| 1891 | 2,121 |
| 1921 | 717 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pierreville, VL, 1891 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Thomas de Pierreville, 1891 (75.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Thomas de Pierreville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,373 total population, 1,714 males, 1,659 females, 1,069 married persons, 588 families, 536 married males, 533 married females, 135 widowed persons, 89 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,169 single persons under 18, 1,132 single males under 18, 1,037 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 508 inhabited houses, 508 occupied houses, 42 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 67,781 bushels of oats, 23,947 bushels of potatoes, 9,820 bushels of buckwheat, 7,475 bushels of peas and beans, 4,110 tons of hay, 3,495 bushels of corn, 3,111 bushels of spring wheat, 2,196 acres of hay crops, 690 bushels of barley, 629 bushels of other root crops, 518 acres of wheat, 462 bushels of turnips, 270 acres of potatoes, 262 bushels of rye, 241 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,373 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912819
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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. Thomas de Pierreville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-de-pierreville-qc057004-1881/.