Ste. Anne, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Anne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,613. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.062°N, 70.957°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Anne had a population of 1,613: 815 male and 798 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Anne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,613 total population, 815 males, 798 females, 487 married persons, 302 families, 245 married males, 242 married females, 65 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,061 single persons under 18, 547 single males under 18, 514 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,584 French Canadians, 29 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 273 houses, 273 occupied houses, 229 houses of 1 story, 195 houses built of wood, 92 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses built of stone, 46 houses of 2 rooms, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 2 stories, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 houses built of brick, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,655 pounds of homemade butter, 20,423 acres of land in farms, 16,594 bushels of oats, 13,316 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,107 acres of improved land in farms, 6,522 bushels of potatoes, 3,806 acres of farmland under crops, 3,114 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,063 chickens, 2,728 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,456 bushels of spring wheat, 1,314 tons of hay, 1,100 bushels of turnips, 1,064 bushels of buckwheat, 1,026 acres of hay crops, 951 acres of oats, 863 sheep, 795 bushels of peas, 539 milk cows, 510 other cattle, 360 sheep slaughtered or sold, 324 cattle killed or sold, 284 acres of wheat, 256 swine slaughtered or sold, 249 occupants of farms, 245 swine, 233 farm occupants who own their land, 215 horses aged over 3 years, 210 geese, 187 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 173 bushels of barley, 168 other fowl, 153 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 113 oxen, 92 ducks, 76 acres of potatoes, 70 bushels of rye, 66 bushels of beans, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 22 turkeys, 21 acres of barley, 16 bushels of corn, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172003— 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 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-qc172003-1891/.