St. Antoine Abbé, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Antoine Abbé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.072°N, 73.855°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Antoine Abbé had a population of 1,080: 537 male and 543 female residents. Population density was 71.9 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Antoine Abbé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 543 |
| Number of males | 537 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 338 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 1,080 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 354 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 707 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 188 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 414 |
| BWT BU | 1,010 |
| CRN BU | 2,716 |
| HAY AC | 1,075 |
| HAY TONS | 925 |
| OAT BU | 9,606 |
| PEA BU | 2,534 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 18,951 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,451 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 441 |
| AREA | 12,160 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| CD | 112 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| FEMALE | 543 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 188 |
| INHABITED | 188 |
| MALE | 537 |
| MARRIED F | 169 |
| MARRIED M | 169 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 338 |
| POPULATION | 1,080 |
| ROOT BU | 148 |
| SINGLE F | 353 |
| SINGLE M | 354 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 707 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC112006— 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 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. Antoine Abbé, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-abb-qc112006-1871/.