Ste. Anne de la Pocatière, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Anne de la Pocatière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.354°N, 70.024°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Anne de la Pocatière had a population of 2,878: 1,428 male and 1,450 female residents. Population density was 97.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,072 |
| 1861 | 3,406 |
| 1871 | 3,134 |
| 1881 | 2,878 |
| 1891 | 2,734 |
| 1901 | 2,434 |
| 1911 | 2,412 |
| 1921 | 2,885 |
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 Pocatière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 551 |
| Number of families | 551 |
| Number of females | 1,450 |
| Number of males | 1,428 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 429 |
| Number of married persons | 858 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| POP TOT | 2,878 |
| Total population | 2,878 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 946 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 965 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,911 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 461 |
| Number of occupied houses | 461 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,796 |
| Acres of potatoes | 281 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,480 |
| BAR BU | 3,960 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,960 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 488 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,447 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,654 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,700 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,413 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,704 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,439 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,835 |
| BWT BU | 488 |
| CRN BU | 214 |
| HAY AC | 1,796 |
| HAY TONS | 2,875 |
| OAT BU | 27,447 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,700 |
| POT AC | 281 |
| POT BU | 45,413 |
| RYE BU | 1,704 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,875 |
| WHT AC | 1,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,439 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 946 |
| C UNMD M | 965 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,911 |
| D OCC | 461 |
| FEMALE | 1,450 |
| GRA BU | 77 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 461 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 1,428 |
| MD F | 429 |
| MD M | 429 |
| MD TOT | 858 |
| NUMBER CD | 42 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,654 |
| TUR BU | 4,835 |
| WID F | 75 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061005— 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 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 Pocatière, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-de-la-pocati-re-qc042001-1881/.