St. Antonin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Antonin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,079. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911899. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.741°N, 69.478°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Antonin had a population of 1,079: 546 male and 533 female residents. Population density was 29.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Antonin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 533 |
| Number of males | 546 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 350 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 533 |
| POP M | 546 |
| POP TOT | 1,079 |
| Total population | 1,079 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 334 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 693 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,079 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 167 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 167 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 28 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 159 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,618 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,364 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,259 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,958 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,904 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,268 |
| Acres of oats | 1,036 |
| Acres of potatoes | 149 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 368 |
| BAR AC | 74 |
| BAR BU | 747 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 747 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,211 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,474 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,378 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,512 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 218 |
| BWT BU | 1,211 |
| HAY AC | 1,958 |
| HAY TONS | 1,641 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 175 |
| Number of chickens | 1,186 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 200 |
| Number of milk cows | 510 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 149 |
| Number of other cattle | 334 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 858 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 708 |
| Number of swine | 316 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 361 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 1,036 |
| OAT BU | 11,474 |
| PEA BU | 1,120 |
| POT AC | 149 |
| POT BU | 15,378 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,002 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,395 |
| RYE BU | 402 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,641 |
| WHT AC | 368 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,512 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,395 |
| CATTLE KS | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 334 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 693 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,002 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,079 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,186 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 200 |
| HOUSES | 167 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 167 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 175 |
| MD MALE | 175 |
| MD TOT | 350 |
| MILK COWS | 510 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 149 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 334 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 858 |
| SHEEP KS | 708 |
| SUP AM | 8,904 |
| SUP FOR | 14,364 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 2,618 |
| SUP SC | 6,259 |
| SUP TOT | 23,268 |
| SWINE | 316 |
| SWINE KS | 361 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 167 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 218 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192011— 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 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. Antonin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antonin-qc192011-1891/.