St. Anicet, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Anicet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,070. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.117°N, 74.308°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Anicet had a population of 3,070: 1,584 male and 1,486 female residents. Population density was 43.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Anicet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 498 |
| Number of females | 1,486 |
| Number of males | 1,584 |
| Number of married females | 422 |
| Number of married males | 431 |
| Number of married persons | 853 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| Total population | 3,070 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 986 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,132 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,118 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 448 |
| Number of occupied houses | 448 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,212 |
| BWT BU | 3,487 |
| CRN BU | 1,686 |
| HAY AC | 3,209 |
| HAY TONS | 3,039 |
| OAT BU | 52,517 |
| PEA BU | 2,865 |
| POT AC | 473 |
| POT BU | 48,402 |
| RYE BU | 618 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,921 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,142 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,039 |
| AREA | 39,921 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 198 |
| CD | 114 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 498 |
| FEMALE | 1,486 |
| GRA BU | 253 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 448 |
| INHABITED | 448 |
| MALE | 1,584 |
| MARRIED F | 422 |
| MARRIED M | 431 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 853 |
| POPULATION | 3,070 |
| ROOT BU | 779 |
| SINGLE F | 986 |
| SINGLE M | 1,132 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,118 |
| TUR BU | 1,292 |
| UNINHABITED | 48 |
| WIDOWED F | 78 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC114003— 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 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. Anicet, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anicet-qc114003-1871/.