Ste. Anne, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Anne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.354°N, 70.024°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Anne had a population of 3,406: 1,808 male and 1,598 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,072 |
| 1861 | 3,406 |
| 1871 | 3,134 |
| 1881 | 2,878 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Anne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,406 total population, 1,808 males, 1,598 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,448, Female members of the family who are present: 1,424, 1,250 single males, 1,100 single females, 506 married males, 456 males attending school, 434 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 360, 249 females attending school, 248 adult males unable to read or write, 196 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 174, 65 male births, 64 widowed females, 59 female births, 52 widowed males, 2 blind females, 2 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 307 single males aged 10 to 15, 277 single males aged 15 to 20, 227 single females aged 10 to 15, 202 males aged 5 to 10, 195 females aged 5 to 10, 178 single females aged 15 to 20, 161 married females aged 20 to 30, 142 married males aged 30 to 40, 130 single males aged 20 to 30, 117 single females aged 20 to 30, 108 married males aged 40 to 50, 104 married males aged 20 to 30, 101 married females aged 30 to 40, 74 married males aged 50 to 60, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 64 males aged 2 to 3, 64 single females aged 30 to 40, 60 females aged 2 to 3, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 59 married males aged 60 to 70, 58 males aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 43 females age 3 to 4, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 31 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 single females aged 40 to 50, 23 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 50 to 60, 16 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,387 French Canadians, 17 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $575,388 value farms (dollars), $81,605 value all livestock, 76,803 pounds of homemade butter, 55,508 bushels of potatoes, 43,642 bushels of oats, $30,384 value farm implements in dollars, $30,274 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,777 acres of land in farms, 17,920 bushels of spring wheat, 12,810 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,267 pounds of maple sugar, 6,672 acres of farmland under crops, 5,968 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,967 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $5,962 value garden and orchard crops, 5,383 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,363 bushels of barley, 3,651 sheep, 3,616 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,280 bushels of rye, 2,337 swine, 2,192 tons of hay, 2,014 acres of oats, 1,697 acres of spring wheat, 1,660 bushels of turnips, 1,403 bushels of peas, 1,208 milk cows, 1,180 bulls, oxen, or steers, 905 barrels of pork, 856 calves and heifers, 571 bushels of carrots, 552 horses aged over 3 years, 501 acres of rye, 400 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 350 barrels of beef, 337 acres of potatoes, 251 acres of barley, 238 occupants of farms, 170 acres of farmland in gardens, 127 horses aged 3 years and under, 126 acres of peas, 115 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 103 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 44 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,175 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,297 yards of linen, 5,472 yards of flannel, 3,861 yards of fulled cloth, 702 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 41 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| François Sasseville | 1797–1864 | born here |
| Nazaire Leclerc | 1820–1883 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC026007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042001— 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-qc026007-1861/.