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 density was 43.0 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 742 |
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 510 |
| Number of males | 518 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 319 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 510 |
| POP M | 518 |
| POP TOT | 1,028 |
| Total population | 1,028 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 669 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 976 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 52 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 152 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 150 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 45 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 183 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 110 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,299 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,447 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,382 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,002 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,791 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,238 |
| Acres of oats | 2,517 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 177 |
| BAR AC | 183 |
| BAR BU | 1,595 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,595 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,841 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,962 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,931 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,127 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,127 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 231 |
| BWT BU | 1,841 |
| CRN BU | 692 |
| HAY AC | 7,002 |
| HAY TONS | 3,974 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 336 |
| Number of chickens | 7,721 |
| Number of ducks | 516 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 1,016 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 169 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 422 |
| Number of milk cows | 699 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 554 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 870 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 682 |
| Number of swine | 385 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 389 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,444 |
| OAT AC | 2,517 |
| OAT BU | 19,962 |
| PEA BU | 2,931 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 7,127 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,385 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,119 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,974 |
| WHT AC | 177 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,127 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 77 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,119 |
| CATTLE KS | 336 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 669 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,385 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 169 |
| DUCKS | 516 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 976 |
| GEESE | 1,016 |
| GRA BU | 82 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,721 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 422 |
| HOUSES | 152 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 150 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 160 |
| MD MALE | 159 |
| MD TOT | 319 |
| MILK COWS | 699 |
| NAME CD | Iberville |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 554 |
| OTHERS | 52 |
| SHEEP | 870 |
| SHEEP KS | 682 |
| SUP AM | 16,791 |
| SUP FOR | 1,447 |
| SUP JV | 110 |
| SUP PAT | 3,299 |
| SUP SC | 13,382 |
| SUP TOT | 18,238 |
| SWINE | 385 |
| SWINE KS | 389 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 152 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 231 |
| TURKEY | 1,444 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059003— 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/.