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 |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,393 |
| 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:
- Inverness
- Nelson
- Somerset N
- St. Edouard
- St. Flavien, VL
- Ste. Agathe
- Ste. Emilie & Leclercville, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,343 total population, 676 females, 667 males, 468 married persons, 265 families, 234 married females, 234 married males, 36 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 839 single persons under 18, 423 single females under 18, 416 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,310 French Canadians, 33 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 244 houses, 244 houses built of wood, 244 houses of 1 story, 244 occupied houses, 80 houses of 2 rooms, 76 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 1 room, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,630 pounds of homemade butter, 14,400 acres of land in farms, 13,273 bushels of potatoes, 12,054 bushels of oats, 7,736 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,664 acres of improved land in farms, 3,923 acres of farmland under crops, 2,726 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,895 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,819 acres of hay crops, 1,586 chickens, 1,451 tons of hay, 1,205 bushels of buckwheat, 1,204 bushels of spring wheat, 1,069 acres of oats, 943 bushels of turnips, 900 bushels of peas, 582 sheep, 468 milk cows, 342 other cattle, 323 sheep slaughtered or sold, 247 swine slaughtered or sold, 231 bushels of barley, 215 occupants of farms, 211 farm occupants who own their land, 197 horses aged over 3 years, 190 swine, 143 oxen, 141 bushels of rye, 137 acres of wheat, 103 acres of potatoes, 99 cattle killed or sold, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 bushels of corn, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 acres of barley, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 geese, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 bushels of beans, 8 turkeys, 6 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 ducks, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.