St. Anicet, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Anicet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.117°N, 74.308°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Anicet had a population of 3,120: 1,603 male and 1,517 female residents. Population density was 44.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,566 |
| 1861 | 3,170 |
| 1871 | 3,070 |
| 1881 | 3,120 |
| 1891 | 2,093 |
| 1901 | 2,093 |
| 1911 | 1,904 |
| 1921 | 1,737 |
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 contained Ste. Barbe, 1891 (22.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Anicet, 1891 (77.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Anicet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 556 |
| Number of families | 556 |
| Number of females | 1,517 |
| Number of males | 1,603 |
| Number of married females | 452 |
| Number of married males | 453 |
| Number of married persons | 905 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP TOT | 3,120 |
| Total population | 3,120 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,002 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,111 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,113 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 495 |
| Number of occupied houses | 495 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,696 |
| Acres of potatoes | 456 |
| Acres of wheat | 948 |
| BAR BU | 9,833 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,833 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,941 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,206 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,750 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,166 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,892 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,104 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,605 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,116 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,147 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 36 |
| BWT BU | 2,941 |
| CRN BU | 6,206 |
| HAY AC | 3,696 |
| HAY TONS | 3,735 |
| OAT BU | 8,750 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,892 |
| POT AC | 456 |
| POT BU | 41,104 |
| RYE BU | 1,605 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,735 |
| WHT AC | 948 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,116 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,002 |
| C UNMD M | 1,111 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,113 |
| D OCC | 495 |
| FEMALE | 1,517 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 495 |
| H UNINH | 47 |
| MALE | 1,603 |
| MD F | 452 |
| MD M | 453 |
| MD TOT | 905 |
| NUMBER CD | 72 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,166 |
| TUR BU | 9,147 |
| WID F | 63 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058008_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Anicet, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anicet-qc072008-1881/.