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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,450 total population, 730 females, 720 males, 453 married persons, 246 families, 228 married males, 225 married females, 54 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 943 single persons under 18, 473 single males under 18, 470 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,445 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 219 houses, 219 houses of 1 story, 219 occupied houses, 216 houses built of wood, 127 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,784 bushels of potatoes, 27,827 pounds of homemade butter, 22,278 acres of land in farms, 17,811 bushels of oats, 15,941 acres of improved land in farms, 10,432 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,337 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,551 bushels of turnips, 5,369 acres of farmland under crops, 4,607 chickens, 3,236 acres of hay crops, 3,235 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,959 tons of hay, 2,587 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,183 acres of oats, 1,676 bushels of buckwheat, 1,083 sheep, 1,069 bushels of spring wheat, 874 milk cows, 684 sheep slaughtered or sold, 654 bushels of rye, 632 bushels of peas, 573 swine slaughtered or sold, 527 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 498 other cattle, 415 swine, 405 bushels of barley, 271 acres of potatoes, 241 occupants of farms, 233 farm occupants who own their land, 224 oxen, 219 horses aged over 3 years, 195 acres of wheat, 152 cattle killed or sold, 140 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 104 bushels of beans, 104 bushels of corn, 76 horses aged 3 years and under, 72 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 66 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 acres of turnips, 59 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 acres of barley, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 other fowl, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.