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 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 density was 53.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,342 |
| 1891 | 1,466 |
| 1901 | 1,571 |
| 1911 | 1,601 |
| 1921 | 1,617 |
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 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 | 255 |
| Number of families | 255 |
| Number of females | 665 |
| Number of males | 801 |
| Number of married females | 219 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 438 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 665 |
| POP M | 801 |
| POP TOT | 1,466 |
| Total population | 1,466 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 970 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,088 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 378 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 233 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 229 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 114 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,991 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,112 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,966 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,769 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,090 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,202 |
| Acres of oats | 1,306 |
| Acres of potatoes | 195 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 370 |
| BAR AC | 114 |
| BAR BU | 1,423 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,423 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,940 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,249 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,236 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,389 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,750 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,672 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,490 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 450 |
| BWT BU | 1,940 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 730 |
| CRN BU | 1,249 |
| HAY AC | 1,769 |
| HAY TONS | 1,354 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 228 |
| Number of chickens | 2,314 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 129 |
| Number of geese | 31 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 116 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 365 |
| Number of milk cows | 707 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 239 |
| Number of other cattle | 452 |
| Number of other fowl | 92 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 120 |
| Number of sheep | 519 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 207 |
| Number of swine | 616 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 544 |
| Number of turkeys | 109 |
| OAT AC | 1,306 |
| OAT BU | 13,236 |
| PEA BU | 2,389 |
| POT AC | 195 |
| POT BU | 16,750 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,207 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,001 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,354 |
| WHT AC | 370 |
| WHT FALL BU | 450 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,672 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 50 |
| BEN BU | 141 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,001 |
| CATTLE KS | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 407 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 563 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 970 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,207 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 116 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 255 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 1,088 |
| GEESE | 31 |
| GRA BU | 71 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,314 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 365 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 229 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 233 |
| INF 11 A | 120 |
| MD FEM | 219 |
| MD MALE | 219 |
| MD TOT | 438 |
| MILK COWS | 707 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 129 |
| OC P | 106 |
| OC TOT | 239 |
| OTHER FOWL | 92 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 452 |
| OTHERS | 378 |
| SHEEP | 519 |
| SHEEP KS | 207 |
| SILOS | 730 |
| SUP AM | 6,090 |
| SUP FOR | 4,112 |
| SUP JV | 133 |
| SUP PAT | 2,991 |
| SUP SC | 2,966 |
| SUP TOT | 10,202 |
| SWINE | 616 |
| SWINE KS | 544 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 240 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 10,490 |
| TURKEY | 109 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052001— 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). "L'Annonciation, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-annonciation-qc151001-1891/.