Ste. Anne, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Anne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,663. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.519°N, 71.144°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Anne had a population of 1,663: 855 male and 808 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,260 |
| 1891 | 1,663 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Anne, VL, 1901 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Simard, 1901 (66.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Anne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.40 |
| FAM NO | 224 |
| Number of families | 224 |
| Number of females | 808 |
| Number of males | 855 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 526 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 808 |
| POP M | 855 |
| POP TOT | 1,663 |
| Total population | 1,663 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 570 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,094 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,598 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 65 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 214 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 208 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 46 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 206 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 251 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,463 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,595 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,037 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,435 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,556 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,151 |
| Acres of oats | 1,595 |
| Acres of potatoes | 159 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 497 |
| BAR AC | 251 |
| BAR BU | 2,771 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,771 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,648 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,150 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,056 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,026 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,549 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 537 |
| BWT BU | 1,648 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1,147 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 2,435 |
| HAY TONS | 2,027 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 311 |
| Number of chickens | 3,214 |
| Number of ducks | 136 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 489 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 301 |
| Number of milk cows | 934 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 209 |
| Number of other cattle | 702 |
| Number of other fowl | 48 |
| Number of oxen | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 1,941 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 833 |
| Number of swine | 745 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 543 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 1,595 |
| OAT BU | 17,150 |
| PEA BU | 2,056 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 12,026 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,323 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,542 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,517 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,027 |
| WHT AC | 497 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,549 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 56 |
| A 51 100 | 43 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,517 |
| CATTLE KS | 311 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 524 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 570 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,094 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,323 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 136 |
| FAMILIES | 224 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,542 |
| FRN CA | 1,598 |
| GEESE | 489 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,214 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 301 |
| HOUSES | 214 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 206 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 208 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 263 |
| MD MALE | 263 |
| MD TOT | 526 |
| MILK COWS | 934 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 209 |
| OTHER FOWL | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 702 |
| OTHERS | 65 |
| SHEEP | 1,941 |
| SHEEP KS | 833 |
| SILOS | 1,147 |
| SUP AM | 11,556 |
| SUP FOR | 24,595 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 5,463 |
| SUP SC | 6,037 |
| SUP TOT | 36,151 |
| SWINE | 745 |
| SWINE KS | 543 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 214 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 537 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149015_1881— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-qc149015-1891/.