St. Anselme, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Anselme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,206. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.632°N, 70.967°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Anselme had a population of 2,206: 1,123 male and 1,083 female residents. Population density was 57.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,022 |
| 1861 | 2,623 |
| 1871 | 2,285 |
| 1881 | 2,206 |
| 1891 | 2,002 |
| 1901 | 2,049 |
| 1911 | 2,080 |
| 1921 | 1,415 |
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. Anselme, 1871 (92.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Anselme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 390 |
| Number of families | 390 |
| Number of females | 1,083 |
| Number of males | 1,123 |
| Number of married females | 340 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 683 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP TOT | 2,206 |
| Total population | 2,206 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 698 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 739 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,437 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 358 |
| Number of occupied houses | 358 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,702 |
| Acres of potatoes | 256 |
| Acres of wheat | 269 |
| BAR BU | 1,019 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,084 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,131 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,040 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,276 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,566 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 919 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,890 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,224 |
| BWT BU | 4,084 |
| CRN BU | 99 |
| HAY AC | 4,702 |
| HAY TONS | 3,472 |
| OAT BU | 53,131 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,276 |
| POT AC | 256 |
| POT BU | 27,566 |
| RYE BU | 919 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,472 |
| WHT AC | 269 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,890 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 698 |
| C UNMD M | 739 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,437 |
| D OCC | 358 |
| FEMALE | 1,083 |
| GRA BU | 176 |
| H INHAB | 358 |
| H UNINH | 39 |
| MALE | 1,123 |
| MD F | 340 |
| MD M | 343 |
| MD TOT | 683 |
| NUMBER CD | 47 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,040 |
| TUR BU | 3,224 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911875
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. Anselme, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anselme-qc047007-1881/.