St. Anselme, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Anselme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,002. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.632°N, 70.967°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Anselme had a population of 2,002: 997 male and 1,005 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,206 |
| 1891 | 2,002 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Anselme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,002 total population, 1,005 females, 997 males, 637 married persons, 354 families, 319 married males, 318 married females, 78 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,287 single persons under 18, 646 single females under 18, 641 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,962 French Canadians, 40 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 322 houses, 322 occupied houses, 321 houses built of wood, 263 houses of 1 story, 115 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 72 houses of 4 rooms, 58 houses of 2 stories, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 74,534 pounds of homemade butter, 34,332 bushels of oats, 28,527 bushels of potatoes, 27,987 acres of land in farms, 21,205 acres of improved land in farms, 12,794 acres of farmland under crops, 8,283 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,188 acres of hay crops, 6,782 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,961 bushels of buckwheat, 3,740 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,723 acres of oats, 3,633 tons of hay, 3,588 chickens, 2,822 bushels of turnips, 1,406 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,394 bushels of spring wheat, 1,394 sheep, 1,216 milk cows, 916 sheep slaughtered or sold, 747 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 693 bushels of barley, 641 swine, 622 bushels of peas, 617 other cattle, 381 oxen, 374 cattle killed or sold, 324 occupants of farms, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 288 farm occupants who own their land, 233 acres of potatoes, 218 acres of wheat, 207 bushels of rye, 139 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 128 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 126 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 100 horses aged 3 years and under, 98 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 73 acres of barley, 60 bushels of beans, 59 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 25 acres of turnips, 25 bushels of corn, 24 geese, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 employees on farms, 3 turkeys, 2 other fowl, 2 pounds of cheese produced on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911875
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. Anselme, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anselme-qc152001-1891/.