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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Terrebonne, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 836 total population, 429 females, 407 males, 260 married persons, 151 families, 130 married females, 130 married males, 22 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 554 single persons under 18, 283 single females under 18, 271 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 131 inhabited houses, 131 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 21,180 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 12 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, 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 Labrèche-Viger | 1824–1872 | 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 |
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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrebonne,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrebonne
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/.