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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q266929. 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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Iberville, 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 1,710 total population, 860 males, 850 females, 606 married persons, 347 families, 306 married females, 300 married males, 95 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,009 single persons under 18, 529 single males under 18, 480 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,541 French Canadians, 169 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 338 houses, 338 occupied houses, 296 houses of 1 story, 271 houses built of wood, 132 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 83 houses of 4 rooms, 63 houses built of brick, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 2 stories, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,850 pounds of homemade butter, 3,059 bushels of potatoes, 2,067 acres of land in farms, 1,556 bushels of oats, 1,469 acres of improved land in farms, 1,440 chickens, 1,137 acres of farmland under crops, 973 bushels of turnips, 598 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 467 acres of hay crops, 457 swine slaughtered or sold, 406 tons of hay, 347 bushels of corn, 321 occupants of farms, 301 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 291 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 241 cattle killed or sold, 231 acres of farmland in pasture, 226 farm occupants who own their land, 204 sheep slaughtered or sold, 182 bushels of peas, 155 milk cows, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 149 bushels of barley, 125 horses aged over 3 years, 122 acres of oats, 101 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 95 farm occupants who rent their land, 90 bushels of winter wheat, 65 sheep, 51 bushels of beans, 50 swine, 43 acres of potatoes, 41 bushels of buckwheat, 41 other cattle, 22 ducks, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 acres of wheat, 15 bushels of spring wheat, 15 geese, 15 turkeys, 13 acres of barley, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157001— 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 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/.