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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Anne de la Pocatière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 503 |
| Number of families | 503 |
| Number of females | 1,355 |
| Number of males | 1,379 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 430 |
| Number of married persons | 859 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP F | 1,355 |
| POP M | 1,379 |
| POP TOT | 2,734 |
| Total population | 2,734 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 852 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 901 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,753 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,731 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 407 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 402 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 389 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 183 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 407 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 169 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,882 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,427 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,262 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,919 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,313 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,740 |
| Acres of oats | 2,047 |
| Acres of potatoes | 292 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,217 |
| BAR AC | 161 |
| BAR BU | 1,817 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,817 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,241 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,408 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,101 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,154 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,079 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,354 |
| BWT BU | 199 |
| CRN BU | 481 |
| HAY AC | 2,919 |
| HAY TONS | 4,286 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 241 |
| Number of chickens | 4,639 |
| Number of ducks | 69 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 337 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 495 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 145 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 481 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,320 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 391 |
| Number of other cattle | 795 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 157 |
| Number of sheep | 2,448 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 991 |
| Number of swine | 1,523 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 801 |
| Number of turkeys | 30 |
| OAT AC | 2,047 |
| OAT BU | 21,241 |
| PEA BU | 1,408 |
| POT AC | 292 |
| POT BU | 36,101 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 618 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,310 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,894 |
| RYE BU | 2,154 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,286 |
| WHT AC | 1,217 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,079 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,894 |
| CATTLE KS | 241 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 852 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 901 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,753 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 618 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 145 |
| DUCKS | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 503 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,310 |
| FRN CA | 2,731 |
| GEESE | 495 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,639 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 481 |
| HOUSES | 407 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 389 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 183 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 402 |
| INF 11 A | 157 |
| MD FEM | 429 |
| MD MALE | 430 |
| MD TOT | 859 |
| MILK COWS | 1,320 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 337 |
| OC TOT | 391 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 795 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 2,448 |
| SHEEP KS | 991 |
| SUP AM | 14,313 |
| SUP FOR | 15,427 |
| SUP JV | 169 |
| SUP PAT | 6,882 |
| SUP SC | 7,262 |
| SUP TOT | 29,740 |
| SWINE | 1,523 |
| SWINE KS | 801 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 407 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 4,354 |
| TURKEY | 30 |
| WID FEM | 74 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061005— 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/.