Terrebonne, Quebec (1881 census)
Terrebonne was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.697°N, 73.635°W.
Population
In 1881, Terrebonne had a population of 894: 442 male and 452 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,219 |
| 1871 | 836 |
| 1881 | 894 |
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, Terrebonne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 166 |
| Number of families | 166 |
| Number of females | 452 |
| Number of males | 442 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 894 |
| Total population | 894 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 577 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 146 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,538 |
| Acres of potatoes | 234 |
| Acres of wheat | 237 |
| BAR BU | 1,483 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,483 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,229 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,651 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,221 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 707 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,984 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,191 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 233 |
| BWT BU | 1,229 |
| CRN BU | 1,651 |
| HAY AC | 1,538 |
| HAY TONS | 2,268 |
| OAT BU | 28,221 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,984 |
| POT AC | 234 |
| POT BU | 36,120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,268 |
| WHT AC | 237 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,191 |
| WHT WTR BU | 233 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 294 |
| C UNMD M | 283 |
| C UNMD TOT | 577 |
| D OCC | 146 |
| FEMALE | 452 |
| GRA BU | 172 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 146 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 442 |
| MD F | 139 |
| MD M | 140 |
| MD TOT | 279 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 707 |
| TUR BU | 34 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC094002— 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). "Terrebonne, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/terrebonne-qc094002-1881/.