Drummondville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Drummondville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,955. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.884°N, 72.477°W.
Population
In 1891, Drummondville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,955: 996 male and 959 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 contained Drummondville, Town—Ville, 1881 (40.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Drummondville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,955 total population, 996 males, 959 females, 703 married persons, 388 families, 352 married males, 351 married females, 61 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,191 single persons under 18, 618 single males under 18, 573 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,797 French Canadians, 158 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 326 occupied houses, 325 houses, 321 houses built of wood, 193 houses of 1 story, 123 houses of 2 stories, 96 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 80 houses of 3 rooms, 70 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 5 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,555 bushels of potatoes, 4,726 pounds of homemade butter, 4,156 bushels of oats, 3,982 acres of land in farms, 2,285 acres of improved land in farms, 1,697 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,176 acres of farmland under crops, 1,099 chickens, 1,067 acres of farmland in pasture, 461 acres of hay crops, 430 tons of hay, 382 bushels of spring wheat, 332 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 329 acres of oats, 294 swine, 264 bushels of buckwheat, 251 bushels of turnips, 209 horses aged over 3 years, 185 milk cows, 184 swine slaughtered or sold, 136 bushels of barley, 116 bushels of corn, 116 occupants of farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 102, 87 farm occupants who own their land, 81 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 78 sheep, 46 acres of wheat, 44 cattle killed or sold, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of beans, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 other fowl, 26 other cattle, 25 ducks, 22 oxen, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 geese, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 sheep slaughtered or sold, 11 turkeys, 9 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153006— 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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummondville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummondville
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). "Drummondville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/drummondville-town-ville-qc153006-1891/.