Ancienne Lorette, Quebec (1871 census)
Ancienne Lorette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.798°N, 71.408°W.
Population
In 1871, Ancienne Lorette had a population of 2,233: 1,102 male and 1,131 female residents. Population density was 67.6 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Ancienne Lorette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 349 |
| Number of females | 1,131 |
| Number of males | 1,102 |
| Number of married females | 322 |
| Number of married males | 319 |
| Number of married persons | 641 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 2,233 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 753 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 738 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,491 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 319 |
| Number of occupied houses | 319 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,145 |
| BWT BU | 1,152 |
| CRN BU | 316 |
| HAY AC | 3,659 |
| HAY TONS | 5,328 |
| OAT BU | 42,813 |
| PEA BU | 1,094 |
| POT AC | 267 |
| POT BU | 60,494 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,581 |
| WHT SP BU | 981 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 87 |
| AREA | 22,581 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 138 |
| CD | 144 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 349 |
| FEMALE | 1,131 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 319 |
| INHABITED | 319 |
| MALE | 1,102 |
| MARRIED F | 322 |
| MARRIED M | 319 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 641 |
| POPULATION | 2,233 |
| ROOT BU | 781 |
| SINGLE F | 753 |
| SINGLE M | 738 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,491 |
| TUR BU | 4,277 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 56 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ancienne-lorette-qc144003-1871/.