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 894. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139190. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.697°N, 73.635°W.
Population
In 1881, Terrebonne, Town—Ville had a population of 894: 442 male and 452 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,129 |
| 1861 | 1,219 |
| 1871 | 836 |
| 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:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 894 total population, 452 females, 442 males, 279 married persons, 166 families, 140 married males, 139 married females, 38 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 577 single persons under 18, 294 single females under 18, 283 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 146 inhabited houses, 146 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,120 bushels of potatoes, 28,221 bushels of oats, 6,984 bushels of peas and beans, 2,268 tons of hay, 1,651 bushels of corn, 1,538 acres of hay crops, 1,483 bushels of barley, 1,229 bushels of buckwheat, 1,191 bushels of spring wheat, 707 bushels of other root crops, 237 acres of wheat, 234 acres of potatoes, 233 bushels of winter wheat, 172 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Proulx | 1808–1881 | died here |
| mère Marie-Anne | 1809–1890 | born here |
| Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | 1821–1883 | born here |
| Louis-Rodrigue Masson | 1833–1903 | born here |
| Joseph-Octave Villeneuve | 1836–1901 | born here |
| Victor-Théodule Daubigny | 1836–1908 | died here |
| Louis-Olivier Taillon | 1840–1923 | born here |
| Alphonse Desjardins | 1841–1912 | born and died here |
| Louis Joseph Forget | 1853–1911 | born here |
| Joseph-Émile Vanier | 1858–1934 | born here |
| Sir Rodolphe Forget | 1861–1919 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,292 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139190
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrebonne,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrebonne
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-qc094002-1881/.