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 836. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139190. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.697°N, 73.635°W.
Population
In 1871, Terrebonne, Town—Ville had a population of 836: 407 male and 429 female residents.
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 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 429 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 260 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| Total population | 836 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 554 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,464 |
| BWT BU | 2,877 |
| CRN BU | 771 |
| HAY AC | 1,298 |
| HAY TONS | 1,702 |
| OAT BU | 20,653 |
| PEA BU | 6,485 |
| POT AC | 183 |
| POT BU | 28,879 |
| RYE BU | 265 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,180 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,015 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 305 |
| AREA | 21,180 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| CD | 99 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FEMALE | 429 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 131 |
| INHABITED | 131 |
| MALE | 407 |
| MARRIED F | 130 |
| MARRIED M | 130 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 260 |
| POPULATION | 836 |
| ROOT BU | 2,340 |
| SINGLE F | 283 |
| SINGLE M | 271 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 554 |
| TUR BU | 58 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC099002— 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
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-qc099002-1871/.