L’Annonciation, Quebec (1891 census)
L’Annonciation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,466. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.495°N, 74.078°W.
Population
In 1891, L’Annonciation had a population of 1,466: 801 male and 665 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, L’Annonciation shared boundaries with:
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 1,466 total population, 801 males, 665 females, 438 married persons, 255 families, 219 married females, 219 married males, 58 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 970 single persons under 18, 563 single males under 18, 407 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,088 French Canadians, 378 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 houses, 240 occupied houses, 233 houses built of wood, 229 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 3 rooms, 60 houses of 4 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 1 room, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses built of brick, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,750 bushels of potatoes, 13,236 bushels of oats, 12,001 pounds of homemade butter, 10,490 bushels of turnips, 10,202 acres of land in farms, 6,090 acres of improved land in farms, 4,112 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,991 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,966 acres of farmland under crops, 2,672 bushels of spring wheat, 2,389 bushels of peas, 2,314 chickens, 2,207 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,940 bushels of buckwheat, 1,769 acres of hay crops, 1,423 bushels of barley, 1,354 tons of hay, 1,306 acres of oats, 1,249 bushels of corn, Capacity of silos (tons): 730, 707 milk cows, 616 swine, 544 swine slaughtered or sold, 519 sheep, 452 other cattle, 450 bushels of winter wheat, 370 acres of wheat, 365 horses aged over 3 years, 239 occupants of farms, 228 cattle killed or sold, 207 sheep slaughtered or sold, 195 acres of potatoes, 141 bushels of beans, 133 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 129 farm occupants who rent their land, 120 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 116 horses aged 3 years and under, 114 acres of barley, 109 turkeys, 106 farm occupants who own their land, 92 other fowl, 71 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 ducks, 31 geese, 17 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 employees on farms, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Oger | 1852–1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151001— 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 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). "L’Annonciation, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-annonciation-qc151001-1891/.