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 density was 34.5 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.
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 159 |
| Number of families | 159 |
| Number of females | 465 |
| Number of males | 477 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 274 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 465 |
| POP M | 477 |
| POP TOT | 942 |
| Total population | 942 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 330 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 638 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 940 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 119 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 49 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 72 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 81 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,635 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,939 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,106 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,672 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,753 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,692 |
| Acres of oats | 1,076 |
| Acres of potatoes | 231 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 908 |
| BAR AC | 81 |
| BAR BU | 663 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 663 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,513 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,521 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,381 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,618 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 376 |
| BWT BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 1,672 |
| HAY TONS | 1,137 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 230 |
| Number of chickens | 1,888 |
| Number of ducks | 109 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 116 |
| Number of geese | 123 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 65 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 194 |
| Number of milk cows | 462 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 116 |
| Number of other cattle | 373 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,646 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 717 |
| Number of swine | 670 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 351 |
| OAT AC | 1,076 |
| OAT BU | 8,513 |
| PEA BU | 1,521 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 27,381 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 9,450 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 649 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,293 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,505 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,137 |
| WHT AC | 908 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,618 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,505 |
| CATTLE KS | 230 |
| CHEESE LB | 9,450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 638 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 649 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 65 |
| DUCKS | 109 |
| FAMILIES | 159 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,293 |
| FRN CA | 940 |
| GEESE | 123 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,888 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 194 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 49 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES W | 119 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 137 |
| MD MALE | 137 |
| MD TOT | 274 |
| MILK COWS | 462 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC P | 116 |
| OC TOT | 116 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 373 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,646 |
| SHEEP KS | 717 |
| SUP AM | 8,753 |
| SUP FOR | 11,939 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 3,635 |
| SUP SC | 5,106 |
| SUP TOT | 20,692 |
| SWINE | 670 |
| SWINE KS | 351 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 123 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 376 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
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/.