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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461782. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 St. Anicet, 1891 (77.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Barbe, 1891 (22.8% 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,120 total population, 1,603 males, 1,517 females, 905 married persons, 556 families, 453 married males, 452 married females, 102 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,113 single persons under 18, 1,111 single males under 18, 1,002 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 495 inhabited houses, 495 occupied houses, 47 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,104 bushels of potatoes, 11,892 bushels of peas and beans, 9,833 bushels of barley, 9,147 bushels of turnips, 8,750 bushels of oats, 6,206 bushels of corn, 6,116 bushels of spring wheat, 3,735 tons of hay, 3,696 acres of hay crops, 2,941 bushels of buckwheat, 1,605 bushels of rye, 1,166 bushels of other root crops, 948 acres of wheat, 456 acres of potatoes, 148 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,120 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:
QC072008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461782
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Anicet
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Anicet
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/.