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 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 density was 89.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,745 |
| 1871 | 3,116 |
| 1881 | 3,373 |
| 1891 | 2,121 |
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 St. Thomas de Pierreville, 1891 (75.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pierreville, VL, 1891 (1.3% 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 588 |
| Number of families | 588 |
| Number of females | 1,659 |
| Number of males | 1,714 |
| Number of married females | 533 |
| Number of married males | 536 |
| Number of married persons | 1,069 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 135 |
| POP TOT | 3,373 |
| Total population | 3,373 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,037 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,132 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,169 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 508 |
| Number of occupied houses | 508 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,196 |
| Acres of potatoes | 270 |
| Acres of wheat | 518 |
| BAR BU | 690 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 690 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,820 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,495 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 67,781 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 629 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,475 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,947 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,111 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 462 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 9,820 |
| CRN BU | 3,495 |
| HAY AC | 2,196 |
| HAY TONS | 4,110 |
| OAT BU | 67,781 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,475 |
| POT AC | 270 |
| POT BU | 23,947 |
| RYE BU | 262 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,110 |
| WHT AC | 518 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,111 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,037 |
| C UNMD M | 1,132 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,169 |
| D OCC | 508 |
| FEMALE | 1,659 |
| GRA BU | 241 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 508 |
| H UNINH | 42 |
| MALE | 1,714 |
| MD F | 533 |
| MD M | 536 |
| MD TOT | 1,069 |
| NUMBER CD | 57 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 629 |
| TUR BU | 462 |
| WID F | 89 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197008— 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 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/.