St. Anicet, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Anicet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.104°N, 74.336°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Anicet had a population of 2,093: 1,061 male and 1,032 female residents. Population density was 38.5 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Anicet, 1881 (77.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Anicet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 379 |
| Number of families | 379 |
| Number of females | 1,032 |
| Number of males | 1,061 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 665 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 1,032 |
| POP M | 1,061 |
| POP TOT | 2,093 |
| Total population | 2,093 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 659 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 703 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,362 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,387 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 706 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 379 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 27 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 342 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 188 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 191 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 140 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 379 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 289 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 294 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,176 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,464 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,484 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,541 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,954 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,418 |
| Acres of oats | 3,138 |
| Acres of potatoes | 311 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 447 |
| BAR AC | 289 |
| BAR BU | 3,269 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,269 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,472 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,491 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,167 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,805 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 994 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,447 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,207 |
| BWT BU | 3,472 |
| CRN BU | 5,491 |
| HAY AC | 4,541 |
| HAY TONS | 4,508 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 927 |
| Number of chickens | 7,112 |
| Number of ducks | 81 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 273 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 80 |
| Number of geese | 307 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 291 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 644 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,959 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 353 |
| Number of other cattle | 597 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 112 |
| Number of sheep | 1,384 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,473 |
| Number of swine | 774 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,522 |
| Number of turkeys | 183 |
| OAT AC | 3,138 |
| OAT BU | 39,167 |
| POT AC | 311 |
| POT BU | 28,805 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,585 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 523 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,011 |
| RYE BU | 994 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,508 |
| WHT AC | 447 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,447 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 117 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,011 |
| CATTLE KS | 927 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 659 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 703 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,362 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,585 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 291 |
| DUCKS | 81 |
| FAMILIES | 379 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 523 |
| FRN CA | 1,387 |
| GEESE | 307 |
| GRA BU | 88 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,112 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 644 |
| HOUSES | 379 |
| HOUSES B | 27 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 188 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 140 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 191 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 342 |
| INF 11 A | 112 |
| MD FEM | 330 |
| MD MALE | 335 |
| MD TOT | 665 |
| MILK COWS | 1,959 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC F | 80 |
| OC P | 273 |
| OC TOT | 353 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 597 |
| OTHERS | 706 |
| SHEEP | 1,384 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,473 |
| SUP AM | 21,954 |
| SUP FOR | 4,464 |
| SUP JV | 294 |
| SUP PAT | 8,176 |
| SUP SC | 13,484 |
| SUP TOT | 26,418 |
| SWINE | 774 |
| SWINE KS | 1,522 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 379 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 3,207 |
| TURKEY | 183 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156010— 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 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. Anicet, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anicet-qc156010-1891/.