Ste. Anne, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Anne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.354°N, 70.024°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Anne had a population of 2,878: 1,428 male and 1,450 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Anne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,878 total population, 1,450 females, 1,428 males, 858 married persons, 551 families, 429 married females, 429 married males, 109 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,911 single persons under 18, 965 single males under 18, 946 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 461 inhabited houses, 461 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,413 bushels of potatoes, 27,447 bushels of oats, 14,439 bushels of spring wheat, 4,835 bushels of turnips, 3,960 bushels of barley, 2,875 tons of hay, 1,796 acres of hay crops, 1,704 bushels of rye, 1,700 bushels of peas and beans, 1,654 bushels of other root crops, 1,480 acres of wheat, 488 bushels of buckwheat, 281 acres of potatoes, 214 bushels of corn, 77 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nazaire Leclerc | 1820–1883 | born here |
| Jeanne Anctil | 1875–1926 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,878 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042001— 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 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-qc042001-1881/.