St. Thomas de Pierreville, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Thomas de Pierreville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,121. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.091°N, 72.797°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Thomas de Pierreville had a population of 2,121: 1,123 male and 998 female residents. Population density was 74.4 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Thomas de Pierreville, 1881 (75.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Thomas, 1901 (78.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Thomas de Pierreville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 342 |
| Number of families | 342 |
| Number of females | 998 |
| Number of males | 1,123 |
| Number of married females | 368 |
| Number of married males | 369 |
| Number of married persons | 737 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 998 |
| POP M | 1,123 |
| POP TOT | 2,121 |
| Total population | 2,121 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 727 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,327 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,109 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 337 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 17 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 318 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 336 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,034 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,455 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,644 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,621 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,775 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,230 |
| Acres of oats | 3,926 |
| Acres of potatoes | 216 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 397 |
| BAR AC | 49 |
| BAR BU | 539 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 539 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,689 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,139 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,512 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,217 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,439 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,098 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 12,689 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 1,139 |
| HAY AC | 2,621 |
| HAY TONS | 3,169 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 133 |
| Number of chickens | 4,078 |
| Number of ducks | 170 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 290 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 32 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 460 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 153 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,235 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 305 |
| Number of other cattle | 597 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 98 |
| Number of sheep | 790 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 402 |
| Number of swine | 646 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 115 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 3,926 |
| OAT BU | 51,512 |
| PEA BU | 2,217 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 19,439 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 859 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 46 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,058 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,846 |
| RYE BU | 132 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,169 |
| WHT AC | 397 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,098 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 60 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,846 |
| CATTLE KS | 133 |
| CHEESE LB | 859 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 727 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,327 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 46 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 460 |
| DUCKS | 170 |
| FAMILIES | 342 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,058 |
| FRN CA | 2,109 |
| GEESE | 32 |
| GRA BU | 308 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,078 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 153 |
| HOUSES | 337 |
| HOUSES B | 17 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 84 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 336 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 89 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 318 |
| INF 11 A | 98 |
| MD FEM | 368 |
| MD MALE | 369 |
| MD TOT | 737 |
| MILK COWS | 1,235 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 290 |
| OC TOT | 305 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 597 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 790 |
| SHEEP KS | 402 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 13,775 |
| SUP FOR | 5,455 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 4,034 |
| SUP SC | 9,644 |
| SUP TOT | 19,230 |
| SWINE | 646 |
| SWINE KS | 115 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 337 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 97 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197008— 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 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. Thomas de Pierreville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-de-pierreville-qc197008-1891/.