St. Thomas de Pierreville, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Thomas de Pierreville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,116. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.077°N, 72.772°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Thomas de Pierreville had a population of 3,116: 1,622 male and 1,494 female residents. Population density was 82.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Thomas de Pierreville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 536 |
| Number of females | 1,494 |
| Number of males | 1,622 |
| Number of married females | 508 |
| Number of married males | 506 |
| Number of married persons | 1,014 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| Total population | 3,116 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 930 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,076 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,006 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 455 |
| Number of occupied houses | 455 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 456 |
| BWT BU | 12,173 |
| CRN BU | 1,938 |
| HAY AC | 1,995 |
| HAY TONS | 2,979 |
| OAT BU | 47,708 |
| PEA BU | 3,865 |
| POT AC | 360 |
| POT BU | 42,279 |
| RYE BU | 456 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,229 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 789 |
| AREA | 28,480 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 164 |
| CD | 134 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 536 |
| FEMALE | 1,494 |
| GRA BU | 149 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 455 |
| INHABITED | 455 |
| MALE | 1,622 |
| MARRIED F | 508 |
| MARRIED M | 506 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,014 |
| POPULATION | 3,116 |
| ROOT BU | 1,003 |
| SINGLE F | 930 |
| SINGLE M | 1,076 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,006 |
| TUR BU | 41 |
| UNINHABITED | 49 |
| WIDOWED F | 56 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC134004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-de-pierreville-qc134004-1871/.