St. Antonin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Antonin was a census subdivision in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,234. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911899. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.741°N, 69.478°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Antonin had a population of 1,234: 628 male and 606 female residents. Population density was 33.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 891 |
| 1871 | 1,185 |
| 1881 | 1,234 |
| 1891 | 1,079 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | 1,271 |
| 1921 | 1,222 |
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. Antonin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 606 |
| Number of males | 628 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 385 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 1,234 |
| Total population | 1,234 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 396 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 820 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,016 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of wheat | 471 |
| BAR BU | 704 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 704 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,214 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,018 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 972 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,770 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 753 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,727 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 1,214 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 1,016 |
| HAY TONS | 658 |
| OAT BU | 7,018 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 972 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 14,770 |
| RYE BU | 753 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 658 |
| WHT AC | 471 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,727 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 396 |
| C UNMD M | 424 |
| C UNMD TOT | 820 |
| CD NAME | Temiscouata |
| D OCC | 176 |
| FEMALE | 606 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 176 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 628 |
| MD F | 193 |
| MD M | 192 |
| MD TOT | 385 |
| NUMBER CD | 41 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 83 |
| TUR BU | 273 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911899
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. Antonin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antonin-qc041004-1881/.