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 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 density was 1254.0 people per square mile.
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 388 |
| Number of families | 388 |
| Number of females | 959 |
| Number of males | 996 |
| Number of married females | 351 |
| Number of married males | 352 |
| Number of married persons | 703 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 959 |
| POP M | 996 |
| POP TOT | 1,955 |
| Total population | 1,955 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 573 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 618 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,191 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,797 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 158 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 325 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 321 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 193 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 123 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,067 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,697 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,176 |
| Acres of hay crops | 461 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,285 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,982 |
| Acres of oats | 329 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 136 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,156 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,555 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 251 |
| BWT BU | 264 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 102 |
| CRN BU | 116 |
| HAY AC | 461 |
| HAY TONS | 430 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 1,099 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 87 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 209 |
| Number of milk cows | 185 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 116 |
| Number of other cattle | 26 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 81 |
| Number of sheep | 78 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 294 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 184 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 329 |
| OAT BU | 4,156 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 5,555 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 332 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,726 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 430 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 382 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,726 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHEESE LB | 2 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 573 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 618 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,191 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 332 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 388 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 1,797 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,099 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 209 |
| HOUSES | 325 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 193 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 96 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 321 |
| INF 11 A | 81 |
| MD FEM | 351 |
| MD MALE | 352 |
| MD TOT | 703 |
| MILK COWS | 185 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 87 |
| OC TOT | 116 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 26 |
| OTHERS | 158 |
| SHEEP | 78 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SILOS | 102 |
| SUP AM | 2,285 |
| SUP FOR | 1,697 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,067 |
| SUP SC | 1,176 |
| SUP TOT | 3,982 |
| SWINE | 294 |
| SWINE KS | 184 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 326 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 251 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
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: 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 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/.