Drummondville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Drummondville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.880°N, 72.482°W.
Population
In 1881, Drummondville, Town—Ville had a population of 900: 479 male and 421 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 900 |
| 1891 | 1,955 |
| 1901 | 1,450 |
| 1911 | 1,725 |
| 1921 | 2,852 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Grantham, 1871 (1.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Drummondville, Town—Ville, 1891 (40.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Drummondville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 201 |
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 421 |
| Number of males | 479 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 900 |
| Total population | 900 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 563 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 126 |
| Number of occupied houses | 126 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 246 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR BU | 39 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,409 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,933 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 92 |
| BWT BU | 282 |
| CRN BU | 57 |
| HAY AC | 246 |
| HAY TONS | 265 |
| OAT BU | 2,409 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 286 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 1,933 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 265 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 219 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 253 |
| C UNMD M | 310 |
| C UNMD TOT | 563 |
| D OCC | 126 |
| FEMALE | 421 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 126 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 479 |
| MD F | 152 |
| MD M | 159 |
| MD TOT | 311 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 39 |
| TUR BU | 92 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141940
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). "Drummondville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/drummondville-town-ville-qc052014-1881/.