St. Antonin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Antonin was a census subdivision in 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,234 total population, 628 males, 606 females, 385 married persons, 220 families, 193 married females, 192 married males, 29 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 820 single persons under 18, 424 single males under 18, 396 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 176 inhabited houses, 176 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,770 bushels of potatoes, 7,018 bushels of oats, 3,727 bushels of spring wheat, 1,214 bushels of buckwheat, 1,016 acres of hay crops, 972 bushels of peas and beans, 753 bushels of rye, 704 bushels of barley, 658 tons of hay, 471 acres of wheat, 273 bushels of turnips, 145 acres of potatoes, 83 bushels of other root crops, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of corn, 7 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,234 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.