Iberville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Iberville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,710. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 73.238°W.
Population
In 1891, Iberville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,710: 860 male and 850 female residents. Population density was 1349.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,294 |
| 1861 | 1,590 |
| 1871 | 1,497 |
| 1881 | 1,847 |
| 1891 | 1,710 |
| 1901 | 1,512 |
| 1911 | 1,905 |
| 1921 | 2,454 |
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, Iberville, 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 347 |
| Number of families | 347 |
| Number of females | 850 |
| Number of males | 860 |
| Number of married females | 306 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of married persons | 606 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP F | 850 |
| POP M | 860 |
| POP TOT | 1,710 |
| Total population | 1,710 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 480 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,009 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,541 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 169 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 338 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 63 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 271 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 296 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 132 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 338 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 231 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 598 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,137 |
| Acres of hay crops | 467 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,469 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,067 |
| Acres of oats | 122 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 347 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,556 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,059 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 973 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| BWT BU | 41 |
| CRN BU | 347 |
| HAY AC | 467 |
| HAY TONS | 406 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 241 |
| Number of chickens | 1,440 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 226 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 95 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 125 |
| Number of milk cows | 155 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 321 |
| Number of other cattle | 41 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 301 |
| Number of sheep | 65 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 204 |
| Number of swine | 50 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 457 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 122 |
| OAT BU | 1,556 |
| PEA BU | 182 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 3,059 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 291 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,850 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 406 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT FALL BU | 90 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,850 |
| CATTLE KS | 241 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 480 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 529 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,009 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 291 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 347 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 1,541 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,440 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 125 |
| HOUSES | 338 |
| HOUSES B | 63 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 296 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 132 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 271 |
| INF 11 A | 301 |
| MD FEM | 306 |
| MD MALE | 300 |
| MD TOT | 606 |
| MILK COWS | 155 |
| NAME CD | Iberville |
| OC F | 95 |
| OC P | 226 |
| OC TOT | 321 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 41 |
| OTHERS | 169 |
| SHEEP | 65 |
| SHEEP KS | 204 |
| SUP AM | 1,469 |
| SUP FOR | 598 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 231 |
| SUP SC | 1,137 |
| SUP TOT | 2,067 |
| SWINE | 50 |
| SWINE KS | 457 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 338 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 973 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059008— 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). "Iberville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/iberville-town-ville-qc157001-1891/.