Ste. Anastasie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Anastasie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.390°N, 71.584°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Anastasie had a population of 1,343: 667 male and 676 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,343 |
| 1901 | 1,464 |
| 1911 | 1,914 |
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, Ste. Anastasie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 265 |
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 676 |
| Number of males | 667 |
| Number of married females | 234 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 468 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 676 |
| POP M | 667 |
| POP TOT | 1,343 |
| Total population | 1,343 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 416 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 839 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,310 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 33 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 244 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 244 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 244 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,726 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,736 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,923 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,819 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,664 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,400 |
| Acres of oats | 1,069 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 137 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 231 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,205 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,054 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,273 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,204 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 943 |
| BWT BU | 1,205 |
| CRN BU | 66 |
| HAY AC | 1,819 |
| HAY TONS | 1,451 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 99 |
| Number of chickens | 1,586 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 211 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 197 |
| Number of milk cows | 468 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 215 |
| Number of other cattle | 342 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 582 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 323 |
| Number of swine | 190 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 247 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 1,069 |
| OAT BU | 12,054 |
| PEA BU | 900 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 13,273 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,895 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,630 |
| RYE BU | 141 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,451 |
| WHT AC | 137 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,204 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,630 |
| CATTLE KS | 99 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 423 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 416 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 839 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,895 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,310 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,586 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 197 |
| HOUSES | 244 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 244 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 80 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 244 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 234 |
| MD MALE | 234 |
| MD TOT | 468 |
| MILK COWS | 468 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 211 |
| OC TOT | 215 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 342 |
| OTHERS | 33 |
| SHEEP | 582 |
| SHEEP KS | 323 |
| SUP AM | 6,664 |
| SUP FOR | 7,736 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 2,726 |
| SUP SC | 3,923 |
| SUP TOT | 14,400 |
| SWINE | 190 |
| SWINE KS | 247 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 244 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 943 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 143 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC174011— 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). "Ste. Anastasie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anastasie-qc168012-1891/.