St. Anaclet, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Anaclet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,173. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106644325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.465°N, 68.409°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Anaclet had a population of 1,173: 604 male and 569 female residents. Population density was 42.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,093 |
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Anaclet, 1881 (54.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Anaclet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 569 |
| Number of males | 604 |
| Number of married females | 184 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 368 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,173 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 777 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,360 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 884 |
| HAY TONS | 1,100 |
| OAT BU | 9,237 |
| PEA BU | 4,058 |
| POT AC | 213 |
| POT BU | 41,241 |
| RYE BU | 2,114 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,960 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,864 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,458 |
| AREA | 16,960 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 167 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FEMALE | 569 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 164 |
| INHABITED | 164 |
| MALE | 604 |
| MARRIED F | 184 |
| MARRIED M | 184 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 368 |
| POPULATION | 1,173 |
| SINGLE F | 363 |
| SINGLE M | 414 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 777 |
| TUR BU | 10 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167007— 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 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. Anaclet, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anaclet-qc167007-1871/.