Terrebonne, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Terrebonne, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,050. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 73.734°W.
Population
In 1871, Terrebonne, Town—Ville had a population of 1,050: 492 male and 558 female residents. Population density was 34.8 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Terrebonne, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 234 |
| Number of females | 558 |
| Number of males | 492 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 172 |
| Number of married persons | 340 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,050 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 358 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 662 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 377 |
| BWT BU | 141 |
| CRN BU | 90 |
| HAY AC | 155 |
| HAY TONS | 373 |
| OAT BU | 2,562 |
| PEA BU | 186 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 4,933 |
| Total area (acres) | 278 |
| WHT SP BU | 130 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10 |
| AREA | 278 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 99 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| FEMALE | 558 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 189 |
| INHABITED | 189 |
| MALE | 492 |
| MARRIED F | 168 |
| MARRIED M | 172 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 340 |
| POPULATION | 1,050 |
| ROOT BU | 651 |
| SINGLE F | 358 |
| SINGLE M | 304 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 662 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC099001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/terrebonne-town-ville-qc099001-1871/.