St. Antonin, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Antonin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 891. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911899. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.741°N, 69.478°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Antonin had a population of 891: 503 male and 388 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 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Antonin shared boundaries with:
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- Notre Dame du Portage
- St. Alexandre
- St. Modeste and Whitworth
- St. Patrice de la Rivière du Loup
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 891 total population, 503 males, Male members of the family who are present: 473, 388 females, 383 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 359, 260 single females, 139 adult females unable to read or write, 108 married females, 106 married males, 101 adult males unable to read or write, 85 females attending school, 57 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 30, Females present who are not members of the family: 29, 20 widowed females, 18 female births, 18 male births, 14 widowed males, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 85 single males aged 20 to 30, 69 single males aged 15 to 20, 65 males aged 5 to 10, 54 females aged 5 to 10, 54 single females aged 10 to 15, 52 single males aged 10 to 15, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 32 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 married females aged 30 to 40, 29 married males aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females age 3 to 4, 13 males aged 2 to 3, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 886 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $64,800 value farms (dollars), $13,687 value all livestock, 13,681 bushels of potatoes, 13,392 acres of land in farms, 12,385 pounds of maple sugar, $11,261 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,271 pounds of homemade butter, 9,858 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,534 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,521 value farm implements in dollars, 2,194 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,751 bushels of oats, 1,588 bushels of peas, 1,291 acres of farmland under crops, 1,212 bushels of rye, 1,169 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,073 bushels of barley, 645 bushels of spring wheat, 425 sheep, 405 pounds of flax or hemp, $371 value garden and orchard crops, 282 acres of peas, 229 swine, 226 bushels of turnips, 202 tons of hay, 197 acres of rye, 184 acres of barley, 180 barrels of pork, 171 milk cows, 169 acres of oats, 162 calves and heifers, 144 occupants of farms, 143 barrels of beef, 130 horses aged over 3 years, 109 acres of spring wheat, 102 acres of potatoes, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 49 acres of farmland in gardens, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 7 bulls, oxen, or steers, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,716 yards of flannel, $1,260 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,048 yards of fulled cloth, 633 yards of linen, 116 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054006— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antonin-qc054006-1861/.