St. Athanase, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Athanase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.308°N, 73.211°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Athanase had a population of 1,028: 518 male and 510 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,682 |
| 1861 | 2,602 |
| 1871 | 2,139 |
| 1881 | 1,857 |
| 1891 | 1,028 |
| 1901 | 764 |
| 1911 | 772 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Athanase, 1881 (66.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Athanase, 1901 (92.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Athanase shared boundaries with:
- Iberville, Town—Ville
- Notre-Dame de Bonsecours
- St. Alexandre
- St. Grégoire le Grand
- Ste. Anne de Sabrevois
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,028 total population, 518 males, 510 females, 319 married persons, 163 families, 160 married females, 159 married males, 40 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 669 single persons under 18, 345 single males under 18, 324 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 976 French Canadians, 52 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 152 houses, 152 occupied houses, 150 houses of 1 story, 133 houses built of wood, 45 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses built of brick, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,962 bushels of oats, 19,119 pounds of homemade butter, 18,238 acres of land in farms, 16,791 acres of improved land in farms, 13,382 acres of farmland under crops, 7,721 chickens, 7,127 bushels of potatoes, 7,002 acres of hay crops, 3,974 tons of hay, 3,385 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,299 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,931 bushels of peas, 2,517 acres of oats, 1,841 bushels of buckwheat, 1,595 bushels of barley, 1,447 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,444 turkeys, 1,127 bushels of spring wheat, 1,016 geese, 870 sheep, 699 milk cows, 692 bushels of corn, 682 sheep slaughtered or sold, 554 other cattle, 516 ducks, 422 horses aged over 3 years, 389 swine slaughtered or sold, 385 swine, 336 cattle killed or sold, 231 bushels of turnips, 183 acres of barley, 177 acres of wheat, 169 horses aged 3 years and under, 158 occupants of farms, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 110 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 102 acres of potatoes, 82 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 77 bushels of beans, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 oxen, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Athanase, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-athanase-qc157004-1891/.