Ancienne Lorette, Quebec (1891 census)
Ancienne Lorette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,444. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.798°N, 71.408°W.
Population
In 1891, Ancienne Lorette had a population of 2,444: 1,145 male and 1,299 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ancienne Lorette shared boundaries with:
- St. Ambroise de la J. Lorette
- St. Augustin
- St. Félix du Cap Rouge
- St. Roch, South —Sud
- Ste. Catherine
- Ste. Foye
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,444 total population, 1,299 females, 1,145 males, 802 married persons, 429 families, 401 married females, 401 married males, 94 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,548 single persons under 18, 843 single females under 18, 705 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,423 French Canadians, 21 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 405 houses, 405 occupied houses, 384 houses built of wood, 236 houses of 2 stories, 217 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 169 houses of 1 story, 71 houses of 5 rooms, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 35 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 76,681 pounds of homemade butter, 39,355 bushels of potatoes, 29,745 bushels of oats, 26,188 acres of land in farms, 17,518 bushels of turnips, 16,385 acres of improved land in farms, 12,369 acres of farmland under crops, 9,803 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,732 tons of hay, 9,026 acres of hay crops, 4,924 chickens, 3,943 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,166 acres of oats, 1,487 bushels of barley, 1,444 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,018 milk cows, 883 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 705 swine slaughtered or sold, 620 sheep, 575 horses aged over 3 years, 511 swine, 501 bushels of buckwheat, 439 other cattle, 371 acres of potatoes, 319 occupants of farms, 314 sheep slaughtered or sold, 300 farm occupants who own their land, 264 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 238 cattle killed or sold, 143 bushels of corn, 123 horses aged 3 years and under, 122 bushels of peas, 107 acres of barley, 97 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 84 oxen, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 76 bushels of beans, 75 acres of turnips, 73 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 51 other fowl, 47 bushels of winter wheat, 42 ducks, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 geese, 6 acres of wheat, 6 employees on farms, 4 turkeys, 2 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Plamondon | 1804–1895 | born here |
| Pierre Fiset | 1840–1909 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180001— 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 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). "Ancienne Lorette, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ancienne-lorette-qc180001-1891/.