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 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 density was 74.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,481 |
| 1861 | 2,908 |
| 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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 517 |
| Number of families | 517 |
| Number of females | 1,419 |
| Number of males | 1,401 |
| Number of married females | 456 |
| Number of married males | 456 |
| Number of married persons | 912 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 125 |
| POP F | 1,419 |
| POP M | 1,401 |
| POP TOT | 2,820 |
| Total population | 2,820 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 895 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 888 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,783 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,782 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 38 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 500 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 446 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 441 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 180 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 500 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 189 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,394 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,646 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,091 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,645 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,664 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,310 |
| Acres of oats | 4,392 |
| Acres of potatoes | 248 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 296 |
| BAR AC | 189 |
| BAR BU | 2,520 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,520 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,672 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,742 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,357 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 798 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,383 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,374 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,200 |
| BWT BU | 7,672 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 1,742 |
| HAY AC | 3,645 |
| HAY TONS | 4,758 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 218 |
| Number of chickens | 6,655 |
| Number of ducks | 192 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 376 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 139 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 499 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,389 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 408 |
| Number of other cattle | 853 |
| Number of other fowl | 59 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 176 |
| Number of sheep | 1,562 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 823 |
| Number of swine | 632 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 469 |
| Number of turkeys | 100 |
| OAT AC | 4,392 |
| OAT BU | 52,357 |
| PEA BU | 798 |
| POT AC | 248 |
| POT BU | 22,383 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,012 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,010 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,421 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,758 |
| WHT AC | 296 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,374 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 105 |
| BEN BU | 193 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,421 |
| CATTLE KS | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 895 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 888 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,783 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,012 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 139 |
| DUCKS | 192 |
| FAMILIES | 517 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,010 |
| FRN CA | 2,782 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,655 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 499 |
| HOUSES | 500 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 107 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 441 |
| HOUSES S | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 180 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 50 |
| HOUSES W | 446 |
| INF 11 A | 176 |
| MD FEM | 456 |
| MD MALE | 456 |
| MD TOT | 912 |
| MILK COWS | 1,389 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 376 |
| OC TOT | 408 |
| OTHER FOWL | 59 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 853 |
| OTHERS | 38 |
| SHEEP | 1,562 |
| SHEEP KS | 823 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 14,664 |
| SUP FOR | 11,646 |
| SUP JV | 179 |
| SUP PAT | 5,394 |
| SUP SC | 9,091 |
| SUP TOT | 26,310 |
| SWINE | 632 |
| SWINE KS | 469 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 500 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 2,200 |
| TURKEY | 100 |
| WID FEM | 68 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 125 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047006_1851— 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. 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/.