St. Antoine de Tilly, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Antoine de Tilly was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,450. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.644°N, 71.548°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Antoine de Tilly had a population of 1,450: 720 male and 730 female residents. Population density was 51.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,450 |
| 1901 | 1,416 |
| 1911 | 1,325 |
| 1921 | 1,234 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Antoine, 1881 (91.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Antoine de Tilly, 1901 (94.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Antoine de Tilly shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 246 |
| Number of families | 246 |
| Number of females | 730 |
| Number of males | 720 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 228 |
| Number of married persons | 453 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 730 |
| POP M | 720 |
| POP TOT | 1,450 |
| Total population | 1,450 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 470 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 943 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,445 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 219 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 216 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 219 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 140 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,432 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,337 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,369 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,236 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,941 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,278 |
| Acres of oats | 2,183 |
| Acres of potatoes | 271 |
| Acres of turnips | 63 |
| Acres of wheat | 195 |
| BAR AC | 49 |
| BAR BU | 405 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,676 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,811 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,784 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,069 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,551 |
| BWT BU | 1,676 |
| CRN BU | 104 |
| HAY AC | 3,236 |
| HAY TONS | 2,959 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 152 |
| Number of chickens | 4,607 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 233 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 219 |
| Number of milk cows | 874 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 241 |
| Number of other cattle | 498 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 224 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 66 |
| Number of sheep | 1,083 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 684 |
| Number of swine | 415 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 573 |
| OAT AC | 2,183 |
| OAT BU | 17,811 |
| PEA BU | 632 |
| POT AC | 271 |
| POT BU | 35,784 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 527 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,587 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,235 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,827 |
| RYE BU | 654 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,959 |
| WHT AC | 195 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,069 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,827 |
| CATTLE KS | 152 |
| CHEESE LB | 527 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 470 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 473 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 943 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,587 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 246 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,235 |
| FRN CA | 1,445 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,607 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 219 |
| HOUSES | 219 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 219 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 127 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 216 |
| INF 11 A | 66 |
| MD FEM | 225 |
| MD MALE | 228 |
| MD TOT | 453 |
| MILK COWS | 874 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 233 |
| OC TOT | 241 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 498 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 1,083 |
| SHEEP KS | 684 |
| SUP AM | 15,941 |
| SUP FOR | 6,337 |
| SUP JV | 140 |
| SUP PAT | 10,432 |
| SUP SC | 5,369 |
| SUP TOT | 22,278 |
| SWINE | 415 |
| SWINE KS | 573 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 219 |
| TUR AC | 63 |
| TUR BU | 5,551 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 224 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911893
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 de Tilly, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-de-tilly-qc166003-1891/.