St. Anaclet, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Anaclet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 942. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106644325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.465°N, 68.409°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Anaclet had a population of 942: 477 male and 465 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 was contained in St. Anaclet, 1881 (54.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Anaclet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 942 total population, 477 males, 465 females, 274 married persons, 159 families, 137 married females, 137 married males, 30 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 638 single persons under 18, 330 single males under 18, 308 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 940 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 123 houses, 123 occupied houses, 119 houses built of wood, 72 houses of 2 stories, 54 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 1 story, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,505 pounds of homemade butter, 27,381 bushels of potatoes, 20,692 acres of land in farms, 11,939 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,450 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,753 acres of improved land in farms, 8,513 bushels of oats, 5,106 acres of farmland under crops, 4,618 bushels of spring wheat, 3,635 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,293 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,888 chickens, 1,672 acres of hay crops, 1,646 sheep, 1,521 bushels of peas, 1,137 tons of hay, 1,076 acres of oats, 908 acres of wheat, 717 sheep slaughtered or sold, 670 swine, 663 bushels of barley, 649 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 462 milk cows, 376 bushels of turnips, 373 other cattle, 351 swine slaughtered or sold, 231 acres of potatoes, 230 cattle killed or sold, 194 horses aged over 3 years, 123 geese, 116 farm occupants who own their land, 116 occupants of farms, 109 ducks, 81 acres of barley, 76 bushels of rye, 65 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 bushels of buckwheat, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 oxen, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183011— 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 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. Anaclet, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anaclet-qc183011-1891/.