Ste. Anne, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Anne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,245. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.062°N, 70.957°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Anne had a population of 1,245: 627 male and 618 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,245 |
| 1891 | 1,613 |
| 1901 | 1,939 |
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 1,245 total population, 627 males, 618 females, 364 married persons, 236 families, 183 married males, 181 married females, 59 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 822 single persons under 18, 423 single males under 18, 399 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 212 inhabited houses, 212 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,911 bushels of oats, 8,185 bushels of potatoes, 3,668 bushels of spring wheat, 1,278 tons of hay, 1,041 bushels of turnips, 952 bushels of buckwheat, 911 bushels of peas and beans, 907 bushels of barley, 731 bushels of rye, 574 acres of hay crops, 383 bushels of other root crops, 299 acres of wheat, 90 acres of potatoes, 39 bushels of corn, 3 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Tielen | 1824–1897 | died here |
| Louis Jobin | 1845–1928 | died here |
| Alfred Pampalon | 1867–1896 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,245 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:
QC078009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141927
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-qc078009-1881/.