St. Antoine, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Antoine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,663. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 73.200°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Antoine had a population of 1,663: 836 male and 827 female residents. Population density was 63.8 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Antoine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 344 |
| Number of females | 827 |
| Number of males | 836 |
| Number of married females | 273 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| Total population | 1,663 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 511 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 539 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,050 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 229 |
| Number of occupied houses | 229 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,021 |
| BWT BU | 190 |
| CRN BU | 1,119 |
| HAY AC | 2,249 |
| HAY TONS | 2,002 |
| OAT BU | 43,730 |
| PEA BU | 24,282 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 16,590 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,872 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 510 |
| AREA | 16,000 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| CD | 119 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FEMALE | 827 |
| GRA BU | 2,269 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 229 |
| INHABITED | 229 |
| MALE | 836 |
| MARRIED F | 273 |
| MARRIED M | 273 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 546 |
| POPULATION | 1,663 |
| ROOT BU | 1,064 |
| SINGLE F | 511 |
| SINGLE M | 539 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,050 |
| TUR BU | 16 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC119008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-qc119008-1871/.