St. Anselme, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Anselme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,049. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.632°N, 70.967°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Anselme had a population of 2,049: 1,032 male and 1,017 female residents. Population density was 54.0 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Anselme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 380 |
| Number of females | 1,017 |
| Number of males | 1,032 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of single females | 663 |
| Number of single males | 681 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| POP F | 1,017 |
| POP M | 1,032 |
| POP TOT | 2,049 |
| Total population | 2,049 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 346 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 25,797 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 25,797 |
| FAMILIES | 380 |
| HOUSES | 346 |
| MARRIED F | 308 |
| MARRIED M | 313 |
| SINGLE F | 663 |
| SINGLE M | 681 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anselme-qc152001-1901/.