St. Antoine Abbé, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Antoine Abbé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.072°N, 73.855°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Antoine Abbé had a population of 585: 286 male and 299 female residents. Population density was 39.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Antoine Abbé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 112 |
| Number of families | 112 |
| Number of females | 299 |
| Number of males | 286 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 299 |
| POP M | 286 |
| POP TOT | 585 |
| Total population | 585 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 182 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 371 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 504 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 81 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 106 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 101 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 99 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,995 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,653 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,023 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,906 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,104 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,757 |
| Acres of oats | 951 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR AC | 78 |
| BAR BU | 601 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 601 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,112 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,406 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,188 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,625 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,899 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 255 |
| BWT BU | 2,112 |
| CRN BU | 4,406 |
| HAY AC | 1,906 |
| HAY TONS | 1,739 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 2,666 |
| Number of ducks | 59 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 271 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 213 |
| Number of milk cows | 570 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 104 |
| Number of other cattle | 354 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 548 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 231 |
| Number of swine | 498 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 302 |
| Number of turkeys | 245 |
| OAT AC | 951 |
| OAT BU | 11,188 |
| PEA BU | 1,625 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 7,899 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,565 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,219 |
| RYE BU | 56 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,739 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT SP BU | 447 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 115 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,219 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 182 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 371 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,565 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 112 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 504 |
| GEESE | 271 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,666 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 213 |
| HOUSES | 106 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 101 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 98 |
| MD MALE | 98 |
| MD TOT | 196 |
| MILK COWS | 570 |
| NAME CD | Chateauguay |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 80 |
| OC TOT | 104 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 354 |
| OTHERS | 81 |
| SHEEP | 548 |
| SHEEP KS | 231 |
| SUP AM | 7,104 |
| SUP FOR | 1,653 |
| SUP JV | 86 |
| SUP PAT | 2,995 |
| SUP SC | 4,023 |
| SUP TOT | 8,757 |
| SWINE | 498 |
| SWINE KS | 302 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 106 |
| TUR BU | 255 |
| TURKEY | 245 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-abb-qc148001-1891/.