St. Antoine, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Antoine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,473. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 73.200°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Antoine had a population of 1,473: 740 male and 733 female residents. Population density was 56.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Antoine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 733 |
| Number of males | 740 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of married persons | 473 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP F | 733 |
| POP M | 740 |
| POP TOT | 1,473 |
| Total population | 1,473 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 449 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 923 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,470 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 28 |
| Number of houses | 249 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 27 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 202 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 201 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 616 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,354 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,532 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,179 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,605 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,630 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,162 |
| Acres of oats | 3,315 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 286 |
| BAR AC | 616 |
| BAR BU | 7,799 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,799 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 587 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 767 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,465 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,531 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,224 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,559 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,813 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,761 |
| BWT BU | 587 |
| CRN BU | 6,465 |
| HAY AC | 5,605 |
| HAY TONS | 5,251 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 288 |
| Number of chickens | 4,274 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 199 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 63 |
| Number of geese | 71 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 217 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 483 |
| Number of milk cows | 710 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 262 |
| Number of other cattle | 381 |
| Number of other fowl | 468 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 107 |
| Number of sheep | 1,011 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 736 |
| Number of swine | 570 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 750 |
| Number of turkeys | 133 |
| OAT AC | 3,315 |
| OAT BU | 33,531 |
| PEA BU | 10,224 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 17,559 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 475 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,555 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60,100 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,251 |
| WHT AC | 286 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,813 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 73 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 171 |
| BUTTER LB | 60,100 |
| CATTLE KS | 288 |
| CHEESE LB | 475 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 449 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 474 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 923 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,555 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 217 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,470 |
| GEESE | 71 |
| GRA BU | 767 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,274 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 483 |
| HOUSES | 249 |
| HOUSES B | 27 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 47 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 202 |
| INF 11 A | 107 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 238 |
| MD TOT | 473 |
| MILK COWS | 710 |
| NAME CD | Vercheres |
| OC F | 63 |
| OC P | 199 |
| OC TOT | 262 |
| OTHER FOWL | 468 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 381 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 1,011 |
| SHEEP KS | 736 |
| SUP AM | 15,630 |
| SUP FOR | 3,532 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 3,354 |
| SUP SC | 12,179 |
| SUP TOT | 19,162 |
| SWINE | 570 |
| SWINE KS | 750 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 277 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,761 |
| TURKEY | 133 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 28 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196003— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-qc196003-1891/.