Ste. Anne de la Pocatière, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Anne de la Pocatière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,734. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.354°N, 70.024°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Anne de la Pocatière had a population of 2,734: 1,379 male and 1,355 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Anne de la Pocatière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,734 total population, 1,379 males, 1,355 females, 859 married persons, 503 families, 430 married males, 429 married females, 122 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 48 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,753 single persons under 18, 901 single males under 18, 852 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,731 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 407 houses, 407 occupied houses, 402 houses built of wood, 389 houses of 1 story, 183 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 60 houses of 5 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 39 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 5 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,894 pounds of homemade butter, 36,101 bushels of potatoes, 29,740 acres of land in farms, 21,241 bushels of oats, 15,427 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,313 acres of improved land in farms, 8,079 bushels of spring wheat, 7,262 acres of farmland under crops, 6,882 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,310 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,639 chickens, 4,354 bushels of turnips, 4,286 tons of hay, 2,919 acres of hay crops, 2,448 sheep, 2,154 bushels of rye, 2,047 acres of oats, 1,817 bushels of barley, 1,523 swine, 1,408 bushels of peas, 1,320 milk cows, 1,217 acres of wheat, 991 sheep slaughtered or sold, 801 swine slaughtered or sold, 795 other cattle, 618 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 495 geese, 481 bushels of corn, 481 horses aged over 3 years, 391 occupants of farms, 337 farm occupants who own their land, 292 acres of potatoes, 241 cattle killed or sold, 199 bushels of buckwheat, 169 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 161 acres of barley, 157 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 145 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 69 ducks, 53 farm occupants who rent their land, 51 bushels of beans, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 oxen, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 other fowl, 30 turkeys, 22 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912918
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 Pocatière, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-de-la-pocati-re-qc160005-1891/.