Ste. Anne des Plaines, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Anne des Plaines was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,677. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.765°N, 73.815°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Anne des Plaines had a population of 1,677: 836 male and 841 female residents. Population density was 40.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,677 |
| 1891 | 1,717 |
| 1901 | 1,728 |
| 1911 | 1,778 |
| 1921 | 1,762 |
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 des Plaines shared boundaries with:
- St. Henri de Mascouche
- St. Janvier
- St. Jérôme
- St. Lin
- Ste. Sophie
- Ste. Thérèse
- Terrebonne, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 321 |
| Number of families | 321 |
| Number of females | 841 |
| Number of males | 836 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 278 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,677 |
| Total population | 1,677 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 534 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,070 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 298 |
| Number of occupied houses | 298 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,444 |
| Acres of potatoes | 278 |
| Acres of wheat | 496 |
| BAR BU | 1,109 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,201 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,888 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 675 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,486 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,803 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 31,566 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,636 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,654 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| BWT BU | 3,201 |
| CRN BU | 675 |
| HAY AC | 4,444 |
| HAY TONS | 5,156 |
| OAT BU | 33,486 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 31,566 |
| POT AC | 278 |
| POT BU | 34,636 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,156 |
| WHT AC | 496 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,654 |
| WHT WTR BU | 65 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 534 |
| C UNMD M | 536 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,070 |
| D OCC | 298 |
| FEMALE | 841 |
| GRA BU | 2,888 |
| H INHAB | 298 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 836 |
| MD F | 276 |
| MD M | 278 |
| MD TOT | 554 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,803 |
| TUR BU | 95 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096008_1881— 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 des Plaines, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-des-plaines-qc094006-1881/.