Marieville, T-V, Quebec (1891 census)
Marieville, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,266. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141420. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.428°N, 73.166°W.
Population
In 1891, Marieville, T-V had a population of 1,266: 602 male and 664 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 999 |
| 1891 | 1,266 |
| 1901 | 1,306 |
| 1911 | 1,587 |
| 1921 | 1,748 |
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, Marieville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,266 total population, 664 females, 602 males, 415 married persons, 248 families, 208 married males, 207 married females, 76 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 775 single persons under 18, 409 single females under 18, 366 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,248 French Canadians, 18 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 247 houses, 247 occupied houses, 222 houses built of wood, 176 houses of 1 story, 105 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses of 2 stories, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses built of brick, 18 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,150 pounds of homemade butter, 5,141 bushels of potatoes, 3,895 bushels of oats, 2,532 chickens, 2,093 acres of land in farms, 1,971 bushels of turnips, 1,817 acres of improved land in farms, 1,555 acres of farmland under crops, 1,469 bushels of corn, 1,191 acres of hay crops, 1,112 tons of hay, 549 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 466 bushels of spring wheat, 437 bushels of barley, 375 bushels of peas, 285 swine, 276 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 239 swine slaughtered or sold, 231 acres of oats, 225 occupants of farms, 210 bushels of buckwheat, 203 milk cows, 193 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 174 acres of farmland in pasture, 153 horses aged over 3 years, 148 farm occupants who own their land, 130 sheep, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 94 turkeys, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 87 bushels of beans, 75 farm occupants who rent their land, 65 sheep slaughtered or sold, 60 cattle killed or sold, 58 other cattle, 41 acres of potatoes, 39 other fowl, 33 acres of wheat, 28 acres of barley, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 ducks, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 geese, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Paul LaRocque | 1846–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141420
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marieville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marieville
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). "Marieville, T-V, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/marieville-t-v-qc184003-1891/.