St. Antoine, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Antoine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,540. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 73.200°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Antoine had a population of 1,540: 772 male and 768 female residents. Population density was 59.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,784 |
| 1861 | 1,821 |
| 1871 | 1,663 |
| 1881 | 1,540 |
| 1891 | 1,473 |
| 1901 | 1,485 |
| 1911 | 1,403 |
| 1921 | 1,272 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Antoine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 325 |
| Number of families | 325 |
| Number of females | 768 |
| Number of males | 772 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 1,540 |
| Total population | 1,540 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 507 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 981 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 234 |
| Number of occupied houses | 234 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,671 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of wheat | 307 |
| BAR BU | 6,928 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,928 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,568 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,600 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,460 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,800 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 33,252 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,002 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,035 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 24 |
| CRN BU | 1,600 |
| HAY AC | 2,671 |
| HAY TONS | 3,115 |
| OAT BU | 50,460 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 33,252 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 11,002 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,115 |
| WHT AC | 307 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,035 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 474 |
| C UNMD M | 507 |
| C UNMD TOT | 981 |
| D OCC | 234 |
| FEMALE | 768 |
| GRA BU | 1,568 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 234 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 772 |
| MD F | 249 |
| MD M | 250 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| NUMBER CD | 66 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,800 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911888
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-qc066005-1881/.