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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q141492. 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 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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,717 total population, 868 males, 849 females, 541 married persons, 309 families, 272 married males, 269 married females, 52 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,124 single persons under 18, 580 single males under 18, 544 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,712 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 304 houses, 304 occupied houses, 291 houses of 1 story, 282 houses built of wood, 105 houses of 3 rooms, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 55 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 29 uninhabited houses, 11 houses built of brick, 11 houses built of stone, 11 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 72,445 pounds of homemade butter, 38,870 bushels of oats, 28,234 acres of land in farms, 27,259 bushels of potatoes, 16,863 acres of improved land in farms, 11,371 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,229 acres of farmland under crops, 9,326 bushels of peas, 6,612 acres of hay crops, 6,452 tons of hay, 5,561 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,739 chickens, 4,535 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,692 bushels of spring wheat, 3,328 acres of oats, 3,112 bushels of barley, 2,843 bushels of buckwheat, 1,183 sheep, 745 milk cows, 726 swine, 717 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 621 swine slaughtered or sold, 614 sheep slaughtered or sold, 499 horses aged over 3 years, 457 other cattle, 403 acres of wheat, 386 bushels of turnips, 345 acres of potatoes, 278 occupants of farms, 275 farm occupants who own their land, 240 bushels of corn, 218 turkeys, 209 cattle killed or sold, 198 acres of barley, 148 horses aged 3 years and under, 135 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 73 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 42 geese, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 bushels of beans, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 ducks, 3 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of rye, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Octave Villeneuve | 1836–1901 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096008_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141492
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
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/.