Saints Anges, Quebec (1891 census)
Saints Anges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 993. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464607. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.415°N, 70.875°W.
Population
In 1891, Saints Anges had a population of 993: 507 male and 486 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 993 |
| 1901 | 954 |
| 1911 | 965 |
| 1921 | 1,034 |
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, Saints Anges shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 993 total population, 507 males, 486 females, 324 married persons, 165 married males, 162 families, 159 married females, 25 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 644 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 311 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 985 French Canadians, 8 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 160 houses, 160 houses built of wood, 160 occupied houses, 159 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,920 pounds of homemade butter, 18,098 acres of land in farms, 15,032 bushels of oats, 13,294 acres of improved land in farms, 7,011 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,283 acres of farmland under crops, 6,076 bushels of potatoes, 4,804 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,635 acres of hay crops, 3,349 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,394 bushels of barley, 1,829 tons of hay, 1,712 acres of oats, 1,398 bushels of buckwheat, 1,150 chickens, 1,127 sheep, 654 milk cows, 512 sheep slaughtered or sold, 469 other cattle, 361 bushels of turnips, 308 oxen, 298 bushels of peas, 260 swine slaughtered or sold, 254 bushels of spring wheat, 229 cattle killed or sold, 211 acres of barley, 191 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 181 swine, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 160 occupants of farms, 155 farm occupants who own their land, 132 acres of potatoes, 65 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 bushels of rye, 27 acres of wheat, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 other fowl, 3 acres of turnips, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464607
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints-Anges
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints-Anges
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). "Saints Anges, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/saints-anges-qc139011-1891/.