Iberville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Iberville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,847. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q266929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 73.238°W.
Population
In 1881, Iberville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,847: 915 male and 932 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,847 |
| 1891 | 1,710 |
| 1901 | 1,512 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Iberville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,847 total population, 932 females, 915 males, 698 married persons, 401 families, 350 married males, 348 married females, 85 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,064 single persons under 18, 546 single males under 18, 518 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 330 inhabited houses, 330 occupied houses, 30 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,597 bushels of potatoes, 2,211 bushels of oats, 1,214 bushels of other root crops, 959 bushels of peas and beans, 683 bushels of corn, 367 acres of hay crops, 312 tons of hay, 145 bushels of spring wheat, 70 bushels of barley, 67 bushels of buckwheat, 27 acres of potatoes, 19 acres of wheat, 17 bushels of turnips, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Whitefield Farrar | 1812–1881 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,847 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC191010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q266929
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Iberville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/iberville-town-ville-qc064002-1881/.