St. Antoine, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Antoine (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Antoine was a census subdivision in Lotbinière County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,000. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.641°N, 71.549°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Antoine had a population of 2,000: 980 male and 1,020 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	3,191
1861	2,000
1871	1,809
1881	1,786

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, 1851 (40.8% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Antoine shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 304 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (23 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	962
Females present who are not members of the family	58
Male members of the family who are present	945
Males present who are not members of the family	35
Number of adult females unable to read or write	146
Number of adult males unable to read or write	206
Number of female births in the past year	37
Number of females	1,020
Number of females attending school	147
Number of male births in the past year	32
Number of males	980
Number of males attending school	124
Number of married females	277
Number of married males	282
Number of single females	716
Number of single males	675
Number of widowed females	27
Number of widowed males	23
POP FX N.1	1,020
POP MX N.1	980
POP TOT	2,000
POP XX N.1	2,000
Total population	2,000

Age structure (49 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	39
Number of females aged 1 to 2	44
Number of females aged 2 to 3	45
Number of females aged 4 to 5	32
Number of females aged 5 to 10	169
Number of males aged 1 to 2	38
Number of males aged 2 to 3	35
Number of males aged 3 to 4	39
Number of males aged 4 to 5	26
Number of males aged 5 to 10	137
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	6
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	79
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	75
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	54
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	39
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	20
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	4
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	51
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	78
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	68
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	44
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	32
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	8
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	137
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	127
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	75
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	4
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	128
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	123
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	90
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	19
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	6
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	7
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	10
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	2
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	5
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	6
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	4

Ethnic origin (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	1,980
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	14
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	1
Number of persons originating in France	1
Number of persons originating in Ireland	4

Agriculture (74 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	104
Acres of buckwheat	64
Acres of corn	13
Acres of farmland in gardens	108
Acres of farmland in pasture	6,104
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	11,158
Acres of farmland under crops	8,208
Acres of farmland under cultivation	14,420
Acres of land in farms	25,578
Acres of mangel wurtzel	4
Acres of oats	4,166
Acres of peas	352
Acres of potatoes	357
Acres of rye	210
Acres of spring wheat	305
Acres of turnips	5
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	164
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	557
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	1,586
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	90
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	900
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	130
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	4
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	147
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	379
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	78,774
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	3,382
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	35,326
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	1,778
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	3,101
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	667
C20 WHT SP AC	305
C21 WHT SP BU	3,101
C22 BAR AC	104
C23 BAR BU	1,586
C24 RYE AC	210
C25 RYE BU	1,778
C26 PEA AC	352
C27 PEA BU	3,382
C28 OAT AC	4,166
C29 OAT BU	78,774
C30 BWT AC	64
C31 BWT BU	900
C34 POT AC	357
C35 POT BU	35,326
C43 HAY TONS	2,115
C47 WOOL LBS	7,012
C63 BEEF BAR	164
C64 PORK BAR	557
HRS ov03 V	25,927
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	482
Number of calves and heifers	896
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	68
Number of horses aged over 3 years	332
Number of milk cows	781
Number of occupants of farms	263
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	6
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	96
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	8
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	90
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	30
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	33
Number of sheep	2,118
Number of swine	864
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	179
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	3,236
Pounds of homemade butter	49,534
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	1,100
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	7,012
Tons of hay produced in the past year	2,115
Value of all livestock	75,270
Value of farm implements in dollars	11,426
Value of farms (dollars)	340,425
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	5,429

Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	596
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	10,552
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	3,509
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,884
Yards of linen produced in the past year	4,466

Deaths & mortality (14 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	7
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	7
Total number of deaths in the past year	14

Other recorded variables (134 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	263
C02 OCC UNDR 10	33
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	6
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	8
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	90
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	96
C07 OCC OVR 200	30
C08 HELD	25,578
C09 UNDR CULT	14,420
C1 Males	980
C10 UNDR CROP	8,208
C11 UNDR PAST	6,104
C12 GARDENS	108
C12 Under 2 Years M	38
C120 Married M	282
C121 Single M	675
C122 Widowed M	23
C123 Total M	980
C124 Married F	277
C125 Single F	716
C126 Widows F	27
C127 Total F	1,020
C128 Grand Total	2,000
C129 Deaths M	7
C13 Under 2 Years F	44
C13 WOOD WILD	11,158
C130 Deaths F	7
C131 Deaths Total	14
C136 Attending School M	124
C137 Attending School F	147
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	206
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	146
C14 CASH FARM	340,425
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	3
C15 CASH IMP	11,426
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	2
C16 GARDN VALUE	5,429
C16 Under 3 years M	35
C17 Under 3 years F	45
C2 Females	1,020
C20 Under 4 years M	39
C21 Under 4 years F	39
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	1
C24 Under 5 years M	26
C25 Under 5 years F	32
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	137
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	169
C3 Total	2,000
C32 INDN CRN AC	13
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	128
C33 INDN CRN BU	147
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	137
C36 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths M	1
C36 TUR AC	5
C37 TUR BU	667
C38 CAR BU	130
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	123
C39 MAN WURT AC	4
C4 Members of Family M	945
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	6
C40 MAN WURT BU	379
C41 BEN BU	90
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	127
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	4
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	51
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	90
C45 MPL SGR LBS	1,100
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	79
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	75
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	3,884
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	3,509
C5 Members of Family F	962
C50 FLX HEM LBS	3,236
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C51 LIN YRDS	4,466
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	78
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	482
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	19
C53 MILK COWS	781
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	2
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	896
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	75
C55 HORSES	332
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	4
C56 HORSES VAL	25,927
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	68
C58 SHEEP	2,118
C59 SWINE	864
C6 Not Members of Family M	35
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	68
C60 TOT VALUE	75,270
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	6
C61 BUTTER LB	49,534
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	5
C62 CHEESE LB	179
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	54
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	4
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	7
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	44
C68 CAR PLEASURE	596
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	2
C69 VALUE DOL P	10,552
C7 Not Members of Family F	58
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	6
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	39
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	2
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	10
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	32
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	5
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	20
C8 Births in 1860 M	32
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	6
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	8
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	1
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	4
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	2
C9 Births in 1860 F	37
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	1
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	4
C99 Between 80 and 90 years Deaths F	1
CD NAME	Lotbinière
England and Wales	1
France	1
Ireland	4
Natives of Canada French Origin	1,980
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	14

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC030003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC049008 — 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-qc030003-1861/.