Ste. Anne, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Anne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 969. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.063°N, 70.956°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Anne had a population of 969: 497 male and 472 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 969 |
| 1861 | 1,035 |
| 1871 | 1,154 |
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 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 969 total population, 497 males, 472 females, Male members of the family who are present: 448, Female members of the family who are present: 422, 333 single males, 299 single females, 179 families, 148 married females, 148 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 50, Males present who are not members of the family: 49, 39 females attending school, 37 males attending school, 27 female births, 25 widowed females, 19 male births, 16 widowed males, 3 blind females, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 66 single females aged 15 to 20, 58 males aged 5 to 10, 55 single males aged 15 to 20, 55 single males aged 20 to 30, 49 single females aged 20 to 30, 48 females aged 5 to 10, 48 single males aged 10 to 15, 46 married males aged 30 to 40, 41 married females aged 30 to 40, 36 married females aged 20 to 30, 36 married females aged 40 to 50, 33 married males aged 40 to 50, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 single females aged 10 to 15, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 24 females under age 1, 21 males under age 1, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 females age 3 to 4, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 males aged 2 to 3, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 943 French Canadians, 26 Indigenous persons, 26 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 14 female negroes or coloured persons, 12 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 121,997 tons of hay, 38,737 pounds of maple sugar, 18,406 acres of land in farms, 13,504 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,815 bushels of oats, 8,518 pounds of homemade butter, 5,626 bushels of potatoes, 5,208 bushels of wheat, 4,902 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,722 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,412 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,398 acres of farmland under crops, 2,157 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,398 bushels of peas, 1,257 acres of oats, 1,247 bushels of rye, 953 sheep, 818 bushels of turnips, 760 bushels of barley, 567 acres of wheat, 470 milk cows, 428 bulls, oxen, or steers, 275 calves and heifers, 200 horses, 197 swine, 178 barrels of pork, 165 acres of peas, 149 pounds of tobacco, 146 acres of rye, 145 occupants of farms, 97 barrels of beef, 94 acres of potatoes, 92 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 87 acres of barley, 74 bushels of corn, 48 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 24 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 23 bushels of beans, 19 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 13 bushels of buckwheat, 10 acres of corn, 10 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,649 yards of linen, 1,414 yards of fulled cloth, 1,062 yards of flannel, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in distilleries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC148009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141927
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-qc064004-1851/.