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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911882. 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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 585 total population, 299 females, 286 males, 196 married persons, 112 families, 98 married females, 98 married males, 18 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 371 single persons under 18, 189 single females under 18, 182 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 504 French Canadians, 81 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 106 houses, 106 occupied houses, 101 houses built of wood, 99 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,188 bushels of oats, 8,757 acres of land in farms, 8,219 pounds of homemade butter, 7,899 bushels of potatoes, 7,104 acres of improved land in farms, 4,406 bushels of corn, 4,023 acres of farmland under crops, 2,995 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,666 chickens, 2,112 bushels of buckwheat, 1,906 acres of hay crops, 1,739 tons of hay, 1,653 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,625 bushels of peas, 1,565 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 951 acres of oats, 601 bushels of barley, 570 milk cows, 548 sheep, 498 swine, 447 bushels of spring wheat, 354 other cattle, 302 swine slaughtered or sold, 271 geese, 255 bushels of turnips, 245 turkeys, 231 sheep slaughtered or sold, 213 horses aged over 3 years, 120 cattle killed or sold, 120 horses aged 3 years and under, 115 bushels of beans, 104 occupants of farms, 86 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 84 acres of wheat, 82 acres of potatoes, 80 farm occupants who own their land, 78 acres of barley, 59 ducks, 56 bushels of rye, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148001— 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 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/.