Year: 1891
| Province: Quebec
Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Joliette, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,372. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.024°N, 73.441°W.
Population
In 1891, Joliette, Town—Ville had a population of 3,372: 1,673 male and 1,699 female residents. Population density was 1562.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Joliette, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 771 |
| Number of families | 771 |
| Number of females | 1,699 |
| Number of males | 1,673 |
| Number of married females | 583 |
| Number of married males | 580 |
| Number of married persons | 1,163 |
| Number of widowed females | 139 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 194 |
| POP F | 1,699 |
| POP M | 1,673 |
| POP TOT | 3,372 |
| Total population | 3,372 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 977 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,038 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,015 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,331 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 41 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 771 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 206 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 547 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 429 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 290 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 118 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 160 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 223 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 771 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 127 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,567 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,284 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,532 |
| Acres of hay crops | 944 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,226 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,510 |
| Acres of oats | 577 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 39 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 561 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 561 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,394 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 673 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,132 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 915 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,541 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,796 |
| BWT BU | 1,394 |
| CRN BU | 673 |
| HAY AC | 944 |
| HAY TONS | 1,191 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 26 |
| Number of chickens | 2,489 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 281 |
| Number of milk cows | 367 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of other cattle | 46 |
| Number of other fowl | 107 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 170 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 15 |
| Number of swine | 202 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 186 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 577 |
| OAT BU | 8,132 |
| PEA BU | 915 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 8,541 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 356 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 305 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,417 |
| RYE BU | 88 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,191 |
| WHT AC | 39 |
| WHT SP BU | 471 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 47 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 176 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,417 |
| CATTLE KS | 26 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 977 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,038 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,015 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 356 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 771 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 305 |
| FRN CA | 3,331 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,489 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 281 |
| HOUSES | 771 |
| HOUSES B | 206 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 109 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 160 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 429 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES S | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 223 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 118 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 84 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 290 |
| HOUSES W | 547 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 583 |
| MD MALE | 580 |
| MD TOT | 1,163 |
| MILK COWS | 367 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 167 |
| OC TOT | 185 |
| OTHER FOWL | 107 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 46 |
| OTHERS | 41 |
| SHEEP | 170 |
| SHEEP KS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 6,226 |
| SUP FOR | 8,284 |
| SUP JV | 127 |
| SUP PAT | 2,567 |
| SUP SC | 3,532 |
| SUP TOT | 14,510 |
| SWINE | 202 |
| SWINE KS | 186 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 771 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,796 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| WID FEM | 139 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 194 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159001 — 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 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). "Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/joliette-town-ville-qc159001-1891/.