L’Annonciation, Quebec (1881 census)
L’Annonciation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,342. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.495°N, 74.078°W.
Population
In 1881, L’Annonciation had a population of 1,342: 703 male and 639 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,342 |
| 1891 | 1,466 |
| 1901 | 1,571 |
| 1911 | 1,601 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lac des Deux Montagnes, 1871 (83.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, L’Annonciation shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,342 total population, 703 males, 639 females, 415 married persons, 230 families, 208 married males, 207 married females, 57 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 870 single persons under 18, 474 single males under 18, 396 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 230 inhabited houses, 230 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,890 bushels of oats, 9,090 bushels of potatoes, 3,601 bushels of peas and beans, 2,405 bushels of other root crops, 2,085 bushels of corn, 1,987 bushels of buckwheat, 1,761 bushels of spring wheat, 1,073 tons of hay, 1,047 acres of hay crops, 376 bushels of barley, 373 bushels of turnips, 279 acres of wheat, 143 acres of potatoes, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 bushels of winter wheat, 20 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Onasakenrat | 1845–1881 | died here |
| Pierre Oger | 1852–1913 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,342 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:
QC095008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC156001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911481
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). "L’Annonciation, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-annonciation-qc095008-1881/.