Ste. Anne des Plaines, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Anne des Plaines was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,717. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.765°N, 73.815°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Anne des Plaines had a population of 1,717: 868 male and 849 female residents. Population density was 41.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Anne des Plaines shared boundaries with:
- St. Henri de Mascouche
- St. Janvier
- St. Jérôme
- St. Lin
- St. Louis de Terrebonne
- Ste. Sophie
- Ste. Thérèse
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 309 |
| Number of families | 309 |
| Number of females | 849 |
| Number of males | 868 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 541 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 849 |
| POP M | 868 |
| POP TOT | 1,717 |
| Total population | 1,717 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,124 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,712 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 304 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 282 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 291 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 304 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 198 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,561 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,371 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,229 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,612 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,863 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,234 |
| Acres of oats | 3,328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 345 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 403 |
| BAR AC | 198 |
| BAR BU | 3,112 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,112 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,843 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 717 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,870 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,326 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,259 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,692 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 386 |
| BWT BU | 2,843 |
| CRN BU | 240 |
| HAY AC | 6,612 |
| HAY TONS | 6,452 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 209 |
| Number of chickens | 4,739 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 275 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 148 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 499 |
| Number of milk cows | 745 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 278 |
| Number of other cattle | 457 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 1,183 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 614 |
| Number of swine | 726 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 621 |
| Number of turkeys | 218 |
| OAT AC | 3,328 |
| OAT BU | 38,870 |
| PEA BU | 9,326 |
| POT AC | 345 |
| POT BU | 27,259 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 135 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,535 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 72,445 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,452 |
| WHT AC | 403 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,692 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 50 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 72,445 |
| CATTLE KS | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 544 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 580 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,124 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 135 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 148 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 309 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,535 |
| FRN CA | 1,712 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| GRA BU | 717 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,739 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 499 |
| HOUSES | 304 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 291 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 105 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 282 |
| INF 11 A | 91 |
| MD FEM | 269 |
| MD MALE | 272 |
| MD TOT | 541 |
| MILK COWS | 745 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 275 |
| OC TOT | 278 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 457 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 1,183 |
| SHEEP KS | 614 |
| SUP AM | 16,863 |
| SUP FOR | 11,371 |
| SUP JV | 73 |
| SUP PAT | 5,561 |
| SUP SC | 11,229 |
| SUP TOT | 28,234 |
| SWINE | 726 |
| SWINE KS | 621 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 304 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 386 |
| TURKEY | 218 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193004— 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 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 des Plaines, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-des-plaines-qc193004-1891/.