St. Anselme, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Anselme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,285. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.635°N, 70.966°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Anselme had a population of 2,285: 1,135 male and 1,150 female residents. Population density was 55.0 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Anselme, 1881 (92.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Anselme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 374 |
| Number of females | 1,150 |
| Number of males | 1,135 |
| Number of married females | 334 |
| Number of married males | 334 |
| Number of married persons | 668 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| Total population | 2,285 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 774 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 768 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,542 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 331 |
| Number of occupied houses | 331 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,358 |
| BWT BU | 2,878 |
| CRN BU | 154 |
| HAY AC | 4,175 |
| HAY TONS | 3,243 |
| OAT BU | 59,119 |
| PEA BU | 1,874 |
| POT AC | 327 |
| POT BU | 66,560 |
| RYE BU | 1,123 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,960 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,808 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 257 |
| AREA | 24,960 |
| BEN BU | 229 |
| CD | 160 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 374 |
| FEMALE | 1,150 |
| GRA BU | 166 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 331 |
| INHABITED | 331 |
| MALE | 1,135 |
| MARRIED F | 334 |
| MARRIED M | 334 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 668 |
| POPULATION | 2,285 |
| ROOT BU | 646 |
| SINGLE F | 774 |
| SINGLE M | 768 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,542 |
| TUR BU | 3,471 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-anselme-qc160001-1871/.