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 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 density was 1513.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,047 |
| 1881 | 3,268 |
| 1891 | 3,372 |
| 1901 | 4,220 |
| 1911 | 6,346 |
| 1921 | 9,113 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 673 |
| Number of families | 673 |
| Number of females | 1,653 |
| Number of males | 1,615 |
| Number of married females | 579 |
| Number of married males | 589 |
| Number of married persons | 1,168 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 162 |
| POP TOT | 3,268 |
| Total population | 3,268 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 966 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 972 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,938 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 480 |
| Number of occupied houses | 480 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 427 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of wheat | 31 |
| BAR BU | 167 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 725 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 839 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,999 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 816 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,195 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 639 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 725 |
| CRN BU | 839 |
| HAY AC | 427 |
| HAY TONS | 587 |
| OAT BU | 7,999 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 816 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 9,195 |
| RYE BU | 63 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 587 |
| WHT AC | 31 |
| WHT SP BU | 296 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 966 |
| C UNMD M | 972 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,938 |
| D OCC | 480 |
| FEMALE | 1,653 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 480 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,615 |
| MD F | 579 |
| MD M | 589 |
| MD TOT | 1,168 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 292 |
| TUR BU | 639 |
| WID F | 108 |
| WID M | 54 |
| WID TOT | 162 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060015— 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 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/.