Ste. Anne, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Anne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.354°N, 70.024°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Anne had a population of 3,072: 1,470 male and 1,602 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Ste. Anne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,072 total population, 1,602 females, 1,470 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,395, Male members of the family who are present: 1,338, 1,101 single males, 1,047 single females, 487 married females, 483 families, 328 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 207, Males present who are not members of the family: 132, 99 males attending school, 81 females attending school, 68 widowed females, 48 female births, 42 male births, 41 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 26, Female members of the family who are absent: 18, 6 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 261 single males aged 15 to 20, 216 females aged 5 to 10, 205 single males aged 10 to 15, 197 males aged 5 to 10, 179 married females aged 20 to 30, 178 single females aged 15 to 20, 160 single females aged 10 to 15, 160 single males aged 20 to 30, 147 single females aged 20 to 30, 104 married males aged 30 to 40, 99 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 married females aged 30 to 40, 83 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 married females aged 50 to 60, 60 females under age 1, 56 females aged 4 to 5, 53 males aged 2 to 3, 53 males under age 1, 51 single females aged 30 to 40, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 47 males aged 1 to 2, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 39 females age 3 to 4, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 33 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 single females aged 40 to 50, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 50 to 60, 14 married females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,002 French Canadians, 56 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 333,937 tons of hay, 54,203 pounds of homemade butter, 32,405 bushels of oats, 23,430 acres of land in farms, 14,996 bushels of wheat, 13,184 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,730 pounds of maple sugar, 10,246 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,005 bushels of potatoes, 9,055 acres of farmland under crops, 5,076 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,948 bushels of barley, 3,933 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,573 pounds of flax or hemp, 3,123 sheep, 2,646 bushels of rye, 1,868 acres of oats, 1,443 acres of wheat, 1,344 bushels of peas, 1,124 milk cows, 816 swine, 683 calves and heifers, 622 horses, 503 acres of barley, 496 barrels of pork, 482 pounds of tobacco, 471 acres of potatoes, 282 bushels of turnips, 262 acres of rye, 254 occupants of farms, 196 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 145 acres of peas, 134 bulls, oxen, or steers, 114 bushels of corn, 86 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 17 bushels of beans, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 acres of corn, 9 bushels of buckwheat, 8 acres of turnips, 3 barrels of beef, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 bushels of carrots. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,936 yards of linen, 4,372 yards of fulled cloth, 4,029 yards of flannel, $1,800 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 350 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills not reporting, 5 saw mills powered by water, 4 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 breweries, 1 breweries not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 tanneries, employees in saw mills, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries reporting, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Amable Dionne | 1781–1852 | died here |
| François Sasseville | 1797–1864 | born here |
| Nazaire Leclerc | 1820–1883 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058001— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-qc058001-1851/.