St. Antoine Abbé, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Antoine Abbé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 829. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.072°N, 73.855°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Antoine Abbé had a population of 829: 425 male and 404 female residents. Population density was 55.2 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Antoine Abbé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 157 |
| Number of families | 157 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 425 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 265 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 829 |
| Total population | 829 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 533 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 139 |
| Number of occupied houses | 139 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 904 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of wheat | 199 |
| BAR BU | 115 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 858 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,446 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,534 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,286 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,165 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,413 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 858 |
| CRN BU | 5,446 |
| HAY AC | 904 |
| HAY TONS | 915 |
| OAT BU | 8,534 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,286 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 5,165 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 915 |
| WHT AC | 199 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,413 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 251 |
| C UNMD M | 282 |
| C UNMD TOT | 533 |
| D OCC | 139 |
| FEMALE | 404 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| H INHAB | 139 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 425 |
| MD F | 132 |
| MD M | 133 |
| MD TOT | 265 |
| NUMBER CD | 71 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-abb-qc071003-1881/.