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 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 density was 74.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ancienne Lorette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 429 |
| Number of families | 429 |
| Number of females | 1,299 |
| Number of males | 1,145 |
| Number of married females | 401 |
| Number of married males | 401 |
| Number of married persons | 802 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 1,299 |
| POP M | 1,145 |
| POP TOT | 2,444 |
| Total population | 2,444 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 843 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 705 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,548 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,423 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 21 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 405 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 17 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 384 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 169 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 236 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 217 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 405 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,943 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,803 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,369 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,026 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,385 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,188 |
| Acres of oats | 2,166 |
| Acres of potatoes | 371 |
| Acres of turnips | 75 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 107 |
| BAR BU | 1,487 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,487 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 501 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,745 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,355 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,518 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| BWT BU | 501 |
| CRN BU | 143 |
| HAY AC | 9,026 |
| HAY TONS | 9,732 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 238 |
| Number of chickens | 4,924 |
| Number of ducks | 42 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 300 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 123 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 575 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,018 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 319 |
| Number of other cattle | 439 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 620 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 314 |
| Number of swine | 511 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 705 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 2,166 |
| OAT BU | 29,745 |
| PEA BU | 122 |
| POT AC | 371 |
| POT BU | 39,355 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 264 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,444 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 883 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,681 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,732 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT FALL BU | 47 |
| WHT SP BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 97 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 76,681 |
| CATTLE KS | 238 |
| CHEESE LB | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 843 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 705 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,548 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,444 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 123 |
| DUCKS | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 429 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 883 |
| FRN CA | 2,423 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,924 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 575 |
| HOUSES | 405 |
| HOUSES B | 17 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 169 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 217 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 236 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 384 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 401 |
| MD MALE | 401 |
| MD TOT | 802 |
| MILK COWS | 1,018 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 300 |
| OC TOT | 319 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 439 |
| OTHERS | 21 |
| SHEEP | 620 |
| SHEEP KS | 314 |
| SUP AM | 16,385 |
| SUP FOR | 9,803 |
| SUP JV | 73 |
| SUP PAT | 3,943 |
| SUP SC | 12,369 |
| SUP TOT | 26,188 |
| SWINE | 511 |
| SWINE KS | 705 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 405 |
| TUR AC | 75 |
| TUR BU | 17,518 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 84 |
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: 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). "Ancienne Lorette, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ancienne-lorette-qc180001-1891/.