Ancienne Lorette, Quebec (1881 census)
Ancienne Lorette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,488. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.798°N, 71.408°W.
Population
In 1881, Ancienne Lorette had a population of 2,488: 1,186 male and 1,302 female residents. Population density was 75.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 889 |
| 1861 | 2,203 |
| 1871 | 2,233 |
| 1881 | 2,488 |
| 1891 | 2,444 |
| 1901 | 2,641 |
| 1911 | 2,740 |
| 1921 | 2,620 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ancienne Lorette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 414 |
| Number of families | 414 |
| Number of females | 1,302 |
| Number of males | 1,186 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 370 |
| Number of married persons | 740 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP TOT | 2,488 |
| Total population | 2,488 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 870 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,643 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 387 |
| Number of occupied houses | 387 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,335 |
| Acres of potatoes | 346 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR BU | 2,007 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,007 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,293 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,071 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,065 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 990 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 63,067 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,418 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,464 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 77 |
| BWT BU | 1,293 |
| CRN BU | 164 |
| HAY AC | 4,335 |
| HAY TONS | 6,840 |
| OAT BU | 46,071 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 990 |
| POT AC | 346 |
| POT BU | 63,067 |
| RYE BU | 146 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,840 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,418 |
| WHT WTR BU | 77 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 870 |
| C UNMD M | 773 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,643 |
| D OCC | 387 |
| FEMALE | 1,302 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| H INHAB | 387 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 1,186 |
| MD F | 370 |
| MD M | 370 |
| MD TOT | 740 |
| NUMBER CD | 80 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,065 |
| TUR BU | 6,464 |
| WID F | 62 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081001— 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 1881 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). "Ancienne Lorette, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ancienne-lorette-qc080007-1881/.