Ste. Anne de la Pérade, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Anne de la Pérade was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,190. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138586845. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.599°N, 72.204°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Anne de la Pérade had a population of 3,190: 1,621 male and 1,569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,860 |
| 1881 | 3,190 |
| 1891 | 2,820 |
| 1901 | 2,550 |
| 1911 | 2,513 |
| 1921 | 1,561 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Anne de la Pérade shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,190 total population, 1,621 males, 1,569 females, 921 married persons, 601 families, 466 married males, 455 married females, 140 widowed persons, 78 widowed females, 62 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,129 single persons under 18, 1,093 single males under 18, 1,036 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 522 inhabited houses, 522 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 110,040 bushels of oats, 34,439 bushels of potatoes, 15,744 bushels of buckwheat, 5,747 bushels of spring wheat, 5,595 tons of hay, 4,448 bushels of turnips, 4,110 bushels of peas and beans, 3,095 bushels of barley, 2,877 acres of hay crops, 2,240 bushels of other root crops, 1,568 bushels of corn, 400 acres of wheat, 248 acres of potatoes, 113 bushels of rye, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Ross | 1831–1901 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,190 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:
QC082014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047006_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138586845
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). "Ste. Anne de la Pérade, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-de-la-p-rade-qc082014-1881/.