St. Antonin, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Antonin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,185. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911899. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.741°N, 69.478°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Antonin had a population of 1,185: 588 male and 597 female residents. Population density was 32.5 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Antonin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 192 |
| Number of females | 597 |
| Number of males | 588 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 350 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| Total population | 1,185 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 812 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 168 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,521 |
| BWT BU | 1,713 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 1,076 |
| HAY TONS | 765 |
| OAT BU | 5,954 |
| PEA BU | 2,047 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 21,140 |
| RYE BU | 1,634 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,964 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 337 |
| AREA | 17,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| CD | 166 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 192 |
| FEMALE | 597 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 168 |
| INHABITED | 168 |
| MALE | 588 |
| MARRIED F | 175 |
| MARRIED M | 175 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 350 |
| POPULATION | 1,185 |
| ROOT BU | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 407 |
| SINGLE M | 405 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 812 |
| TUR BU | 172 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166009— 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 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. Antonin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antonin-qc166009-1871/.