Ste. Anne, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Anne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,994. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141492. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.766°N, 73.817°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Anne had a population of 1,994: 1,019 male and 975 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,623 |
| 1861 | 1,994 |
| 1871 | 1,821 |
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:
- St. Henri de Mascouche
- St. Janvier
- St. Jérôme, Parish
- St. Lin
- Ste. Sophie
- Ste. Thérèse, Parish
- Terrebonne, Village, and College Masson
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,994 total population, 1,019 males, 975 females, Male members of the family who are present: 892, Female members of the family who are present: 850, 715 single males, 685 single females, 320 females attending school, 301 males attending school, 281 married males, 271 married females, 235 adult males unable to read or write, 165 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 127, Females present who are not members of the family: 125, 44 male births, 32 female births, 23 widowed males, 19 widowed females, 4 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 149 females aged 5 to 10, 130 single males aged 10 to 15, 129 single males aged 15 to 20, 128 males aged 5 to 10, 128 single females aged 10 to 15, 107 single females aged 15 to 20, 81 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 single males aged 20 to 30, 76 married females aged 20 to 30, 71 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 married females aged 30 to 40, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 61 married females aged 40 to 50, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 36 males of unknown age, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 females age 3 to 4, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 30 females of unknown age, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,989 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $498,541 value farms (dollars), $69,007 value all livestock, 45,737 bushels of oats, $37,561 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,756 pounds of homemade butter, $29,976 value farm implements in dollars, 29,168 acres of land in farms, 14,706 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,508 pounds of maple sugar, 14,473 bushels of potatoes, 14,462 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,916 bushels of peas, 7,565 acres of farmland under crops, 7,046 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,368 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,284 bushels of barley, 3,542 acres of oats, 3,326 bushels of spring wheat, 3,304 bushels of buckwheat, $3,076 value garden and orchard crops, 2,985 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,650 sheep, 1,258 tons of hay, 1,161 acres of peas, 892 bulls, oxen, or steers, 851 acres of potatoes, 825 milk cows, 757 swine, 571 calves and heifers, 533 bushels of winter wheat, 501 horses aged over 3 years, 493 barrels of pork, 477 bushels of rye, 459 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 381 acres of spring wheat, 338 acres of buckwheat, 335 acres of barley, 256 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 252 bushels of carrots, 250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 186 horses aged 3 years and under, 164 occupants of farms, 126 barrels of beef, 108 bushels of corn, 102 bushels of turnips, 95 acres of farmland in gardens, 74 acres of winter wheat, 62 acres of rye, 55 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of beans, 17 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 acres of corn, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,191 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,693 yards of linen, 3,536 yards of flannel, 2,600 yards of fulled cloth, 357 carriages for pleasure, $61 value carriages for hire (dollars), 5 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marie-Louise Valade | 1808–1861 | born here |
| Jean-Louis Beaudry | 1809–1886 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099006— 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 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-qc055003-1861/.