Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Joliette, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,268. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.024°N, 73.441°W.
Population
In 1881, Joliette, Town—Ville had a population of 3,268: 1,615 male and 1,653 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,047 |
| 1881 | 3,268 |
| 1891 | 3,372 |
| 1901 | 4,220 |
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, Joliette, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,268 total population, 1,653 females, 1,615 males, 1,168 married persons, 673 families, 589 married males, 579 married females, 162 widowed persons, 108 widowed females, 54 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,938 single persons under 18, 972 single males under 18, 966 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 480 inhabited houses, 480 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,195 bushels of potatoes, 7,999 bushels of oats, 839 bushels of corn, 816 bushels of peas and beans, 725 bushels of buckwheat, 639 bushels of turnips, 587 tons of hay, 427 acres of hay crops, 296 bushels of spring wheat, 292 bushels of other root crops, 167 bushels of barley, 77 acres of potatoes, 63 bushels of rye, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 acres of wheat, 13 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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-Fréderic-Théophile Baillairgé | 1824–1909 | died here |
| Cyrille Beaudry | 1835–1904 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,261 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:
QC087001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158001_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141760
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliette
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliette_(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). "Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/joliette-town-ville-qc087001-1881/.