Terrebonne, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Terrebonne, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.710°N, 73.733°W.
Population
In 1881, Terrebonne, Town—Ville had a population of 1,398: 668 male and 730 female residents. Population density was 47.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,935 |
| 1861 | 1,219 |
| 1871 | 1,050 |
| 1871 | 836 |
| 1881 | 1,398 |
| 1881 | 894 |
| 1891 | 1,457 |
| 1901 | 1,822 |
| 1911 | 1,990 |
| 1921 | 2,056 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
- Lachenaie
- St. Henri de Mascouche
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
- Ste. Thérèse
- Terrebonne, Town—Ville
- Terrebonne, Town—Ville
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 | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 730 |
| Number of males | 668 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 245 |
| Number of married persons | 487 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP TOT | 1,398 |
| Total population | 1,398 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 838 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 255 |
| Number of occupied houses | 255 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 255 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 16 |
| BAR BU | 896 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 896 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,129 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,137 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,545 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| BWT BU | 159 |
| CRN BU | 108 |
| HAY AC | 255 |
| HAY TONS | 402 |
| OAT BU | 5,129 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 302 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 10,545 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 402 |
| WHT AC | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 179 |
| WHT WTR BU | 65 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 433 |
| C UNMD M | 405 |
| C UNMD TOT | 838 |
| D OCC | 255 |
| FEMALE | 730 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 255 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 668 |
| MD F | 242 |
| MD M | 245 |
| MD TOT | 487 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,137 |
| TUR BU | 201 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096021— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/terrebonne-town-ville-qc094001-1881/.