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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142218. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 889 |
| 1861 | 2,203 |
| 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,488 total population, 1,302 females, 1,186 males, 740 married persons, 414 families, 370 married females, 370 married males, 105 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,643 single persons under 18, 870 single females under 18, 773 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 387 inhabited houses, 387 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 63,067 bushels of potatoes, 46,071 bushels of oats, 6,840 tons of hay, 6,464 bushels of turnips, 4,335 acres of hay crops, 2,065 bushels of other root crops, 2,007 bushels of barley, 1,418 bushels of spring wheat, 1,293 bushels of buckwheat, 990 bushels of peas and beans, 346 acres of potatoes, 164 bushels of corn, 146 bushels of rye, 112 acres of wheat, 77 bushels of winter wheat, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Plamondon | 1804–1895 | born here |
| Joseph Laurin | 1811–1888 | died here |
| Pierre Fiset | 1840–1909 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,488 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q142218
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ancienne-Lorette
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ancienne-Lorette
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/.