St. Antoine Abbé, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Antoine Abbé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 954. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.072°N, 73.855°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Antoine Abbé had a population of 954: 485 male and 469 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 954 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 829 |
| 1891 | 585 |
| 1901 | 525 |
| 1911 | 473 |
| 1921 | 385 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Antoine Abbé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 954 total population, 485 males, 469 females, Male members of the family who are present: 450, Female members of the family who are present: 426, 331 single males, 304 single females, 155 married females, 151 married males, 138 adult males unable to read or write, 126 adult females unable to read or write, 76 females attending school, 70 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 43, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, 19 female births, 15 male births, 10 widowed females, 3 widowed males, 2 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 73 females aged 5 to 10, 69 males aged 5 to 10, 66 single males aged 10 to 15, 56 single females aged 10 to 15, 56 single males aged 15 to 20, 46 married males aged 30 to 40, 41 single females aged 15 to 20, 39 married females aged 30 to 40, 37 married females aged 20 to 30, 37 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 23 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 781 French Canadians, 97 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 63 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $111,560 value farms (dollars), $21,878 value all livestock, 12,529 bushels of potatoes, $8,926 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,393 acres of land in farms, 6,331 bushels of oats, 6,326 pounds of homemade butter, 4,582 bushels of peas, 3,850 bushels of spring wheat, 3,755 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,638 acres of farmland under cultivation, $3,234 value farm implements in dollars, 3,020 pounds of maple sugar, 1,949 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,924 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,683 acres of farmland under crops, 1,044 bushels of barley, 831 tons of hay, 758 bushels of buckwheat, 656 bushels of corn, 616 sheep, 518 pounds of flax or hemp, 427 acres of oats, 358 acres of spring wheat, 345 acres of peas, 319 milk cows, 265 calves and heifers, 203 horses aged over 3 years, 179 swine, 162 acres of potatoes, 146 occupants of farms, 113 barrels of pork, 110 horses aged 3 years and under, 94 acres of corn, 89 bushels of rye, 86 acres of barley, 74 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 70 acres of buckwheat, 36 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 bulls, oxen, or steers, 16 barrels of beef, 14 acres of rye, 6 acres of farmland in gardens, 6 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,452 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 853 yards of fulled cloth, 464 yards of flannel, 168 yards of linen, 52 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC014001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049001_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911882
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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. Antoine Abbé, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-abb-qc014001-1861/.