Ste. Anne du Sault, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Anne du Sault was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 72.139°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Anne du Sault had a population of 588: 327 male and 261 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 588 |
| 1901 | 1,396 |
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 703 |
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 du Sault shared boundaries with:
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Sylvère
- St. Valère de Bulstrode
- St. Wenseslas
- Ste. Eulalie
- Ste. Marie de Blandford
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 261 |
| Number of males | 327 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 206 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 261 |
| POP M | 327 |
| POP TOT | 588 |
| Total population | 588 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 372 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 584 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 103 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 103 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 684 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,047 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,233 |
| Acres of hay crops | 359 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,939 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,986 |
| Acres of oats | 346 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 23 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 633 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,179 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,925 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 382 |
| BWT BU | 633 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 359 |
| HAY TONS | 332 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 43 |
| Number of chickens | 685 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 99 |
| Number of milk cows | 120 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 97 |
| Number of other cattle | 60 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 157 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of swine | 50 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 28 |
| OAT AC | 346 |
| OAT BU | 3,179 |
| PEA BU | 112 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 3,925 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 366 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 173 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,798 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 332 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 32 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,798 |
| CATTLE KS | 43 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 372 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 366 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 173 |
| FRN CA | 584 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 685 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 99 |
| HOUSES | 103 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 103 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 103 |
| MD MALE | 103 |
| MD TOT | 206 |
| MILK COWS | 120 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 96 |
| OC TOT | 97 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 60 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 157 |
| SHEEP KS | 47 |
| SUP AM | 1,939 |
| SUP FOR | 9,047 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 684 |
| SUP SC | 1,233 |
| SUP TOT | 10,986 |
| SWINE | 50 |
| SWINE KS | 28 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 108 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 382 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038008_1891— 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 du Sault, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-du-sault-qc153014-1891/.