Ste. Anne de la Pérade, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Anne de la Pérade was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,820. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138586845. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.599°N, 72.204°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Anne de la Pérade had a population of 2,820: 1,401 male and 1,419 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Anne de la Pérade 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 2,820 total population, 1,419 females, 1,401 males, 912 married persons, 517 families, 456 married females, 456 married males, 125 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 57 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,783 single persons under 18, 895 single females under 18, 888 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,782 French Canadians, 38 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 500 houses, 500 occupied houses, 446 houses built of wood, 441 houses of 1 story, 180 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 107 houses of 4 rooms, 62 houses of 2 rooms, 57 houses of 3 rooms, 54 houses of 2 stories, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 50 uninhabited houses, 33 houses built of brick, 21 houses built of stone, 19 houses of 1 room, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,357 bushels of oats, 51,421 pounds of homemade butter, 26,310 acres of land in farms, 22,383 bushels of potatoes, 14,664 acres of improved land in farms, 11,646 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,091 acres of farmland under crops, 7,672 bushels of buckwheat, 6,655 chickens, 5,394 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,012 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,758 tons of hay, 4,392 acres of oats, 3,645 acres of hay crops, 2,520 bushels of barley, 2,374 bushels of spring wheat, 2,200 bushels of turnips, 1,742 bushels of corn, 1,562 sheep, 1,389 milk cows, 1,010 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 853 other cattle, 823 sheep slaughtered or sold, 798 bushels of peas, 632 swine, 499 horses aged over 3 years, 469 swine slaughtered or sold, 408 occupants of farms, 376 farm occupants who own their land, 296 acres of wheat, 248 acres of potatoes, 218 cattle killed or sold, 193 bushels of beans, 192 ducks, 189 acres of barley, 179 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 176 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 139 horses aged 3 years and under, 105 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 100 turkeys, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 59 other fowl, 58 oxen, 39 acres of turnips, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 geese, 1 employees on farms. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Ross | 1831–1901 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146005— 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 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. Anne de la Pérade, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-de-la-p-rade-qc146005-1891/.