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 density was 52.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Anselme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 354 |
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 1,005 |
| Number of males | 997 |
| Number of married females | 318 |
| Number of married males | 319 |
| Number of married persons | 637 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP F | 1,005 |
| POP M | 997 |
| POP TOT | 2,002 |
| Total population | 2,002 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 641 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,287 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,962 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 40 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 322 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 321 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 263 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 58 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 128 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,283 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,782 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,794 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,188 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,205 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,987 |
| Acres of oats | 3,723 |
| Acres of potatoes | 233 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 218 |
| BAR AC | 73 |
| BAR BU | 693 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 693 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,961 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,332 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,527 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,394 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,822 |
| BWT BU | 3,961 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 7,188 |
| HAY TONS | 3,633 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 374 |
| Number of chickens | 3,588 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 288 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 100 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 301 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,216 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 324 |
| Number of other cattle | 617 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 381 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 98 |
| Number of sheep | 1,394 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 916 |
| Number of swine | 641 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,406 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 3,723 |
| OAT BU | 34,332 |
| PEA BU | 622 |
| POT AC | 233 |
| POT BU | 28,527 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,740 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 747 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 74,534 |
| RYE BU | 207 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,633 |
| WHT AC | 218 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,394 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 126 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| BUTTER LB | 74,534 |
| CATTLE KS | 374 |
| CHEESE LB | 2 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 646 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 641 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,287 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,740 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 100 |
| FAMILIES | 354 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 747 |
| FRN CA | 1,962 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 139 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,588 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 301 |
| HOUSES | 322 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 72 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 263 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 321 |
| INF 11 A | 98 |
| MD FEM | 318 |
| MD MALE | 319 |
| MD TOT | 637 |
| MILK COWS | 1,216 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 288 |
| OC TOT | 324 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 617 |
| OTHERS | 40 |
| SHEEP | 1,394 |
| SHEEP KS | 916 |
| SUP AM | 21,205 |
| SUP FOR | 6,782 |
| SUP JV | 128 |
| SUP PAT | 8,283 |
| SUP SC | 12,794 |
| SUP TOT | 27,987 |
| SWINE | 641 |
| SWINE KS | 1,406 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 322 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 2,822 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
| WORKING OX | 381 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152001— 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 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/.