St. Anaclet, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Anaclet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,437. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106644325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.445°N, 68.375°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Anaclet had a population of 1,437: 721 male and 716 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,173 |
| 1881 | 1,437 |
| 1891 | 942 |
| 1901 | 928 |
| 1911 | 1,518 |
| 1921 | 1,435 |
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 contained St. Anaclet, 1871 (54.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Neigette, 1891 (45.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Anaclet, 1891 (54.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Anaclet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,437 total population, 721 males, 716 females, 404 married persons, 224 families, 202 married females, 202 married males, 41 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 992 single persons under 18, 508 single males under 18, 484 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 188 inhabited houses, 188 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,445 bushels of potatoes, 10,162 bushels of oats, 9,842 bushels of spring wheat, 4,306 bushels of peas and beans, 2,972 bushels of barley, 1,312 acres of wheat, 1,048 acres of hay crops, 913 tons of hay, 640 bushels of other root crops, 356 bushels of rye, 245 acres of potatoes, 141 bushels of turnips, 34 bushels of buckwheat, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,437 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:
QC040011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106644325
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. Anaclet, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anaclet-qc040011-1881/.