Ste. Anne, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Anne was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.354°N, 70.024°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Anne had a population of 3,134: 1,544 male and 1,590 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Anne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 543 |
| Number of females | 1,590 |
| Number of males | 1,544 |
| Number of married females | 434 |
| Number of married males | 433 |
| Number of married persons | 867 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| Total population | 3,134 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,072 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,076 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,148 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 434 |
| Number of occupied houses | 434 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,233 |
| BWT BU | 1,733 |
| CRN BU | 314 |
| HAY AC | 1,894 |
| HAY TONS | 3,279 |
| OAT BU | 33,922 |
| PEA BU | 1,868 |
| POT AC | 455 |
| POT BU | 65,005 |
| RYE BU | 2,414 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,890 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,740 |
| AREA | 13,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 147 |
| CD | 165 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 543 |
| FEMALE | 1,590 |
| GRA BU | 86 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 434 |
| INHABITED | 434 |
| MALE | 1,544 |
| MARRIED F | 434 |
| MARRIED M | 433 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 867 |
| POPULATION | 3,134 |
| ROOT BU | 591 |
| SINGLE F | 1,072 |
| SINGLE M | 1,076 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,148 |
| TUR BU | 858 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 84 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-qc165001-1871/.