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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912908. 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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,663 total population, 855 males, 808 females, 526 married persons, 263 married females, 263 married males, 224 families, 43 widowed persons, 22 widowed males, 21 widowed females, 7.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,094 single persons under 18, 570 single males under 18, 524 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,598 French Canadians, 65 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 214 houses, 214 occupied houses, 208 houses built of wood, 206 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 1 room, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses built of brick, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,151 acres of land in farms, 24,595 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,517 pounds of homemade butter, 17,150 bushels of oats, 12,026 bushels of potatoes, 11,556 acres of improved land in farms, 6,037 acres of farmland under crops, 5,463 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,542 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,549 bushels of spring wheat, 3,214 chickens, 2,771 bushels of barley, 2,435 acres of hay crops, 2,056 bushels of peas, 2,027 tons of hay, 1,941 sheep, 1,648 bushels of buckwheat, 1,595 acres of oats, 1,323 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 1,147, 934 milk cows, 833 sheep slaughtered or sold, 745 swine, 702 other cattle, 543 swine slaughtered or sold, 537 bushels of turnips, 497 acres of wheat, 489 geese, 311 cattle killed or sold, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 251 acres of barley, 209 occupants of farms, 189 farm occupants who own their land, 159 acres of potatoes, 136 ducks, 106 oxen, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 bushels of beans, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 48 other fowl, 43 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 turkeys, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 bushels of corn, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912908
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/.