Terrebonne, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Terrebonne, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,457. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.697°N, 73.635°W.
Population
In 1891, Terrebonne, Town—Ville had a population of 1,457: 681 male and 776 female residents. Population density was 2078.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Terrebonne, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 298 |
| Number of families | 298 |
| Number of females | 776 |
| Number of males | 681 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 529 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 776 |
| POP M | 681 |
| POP TOT | 1,457 |
| Total population | 1,457 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 857 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,369 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 88 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 298 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 26 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 240 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 245 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 298 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 475 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,715 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,259 |
| Acres of hay crops | 350 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,810 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,525 |
| Acres of oats | 167 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 424 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 424 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,028 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,852 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 201 |
| BWT BU | 251 |
| CRN BU | 286 |
| HAY AC | 350 |
| HAY TONS | 408 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 43 |
| Number of chickens | 1,524 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 62 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 116 |
| Number of milk cows | 150 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 207 |
| Number of other cattle | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 175 |
| Number of sheep | 28 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 103 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 198 |
| Number of turkeys | 74 |
| OAT AC | 167 |
| OAT BU | 3,028 |
| PEA BU | 131 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 4,852 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,633 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 408 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 215 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,633 |
| CATTLE KS | 43 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 463 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 857 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 64 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 298 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 1,369 |
| GEESE | 62 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,524 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 116 |
| HOUSES | 298 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 245 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 240 |
| INF 11 A | 175 |
| MD FEM | 266 |
| MD MALE | 263 |
| MD TOT | 529 |
| MILK COWS | 150 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 207 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 36 |
| OTHERS | 88 |
| SHEEP | 28 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 1,810 |
| SUP FOR | 1,715 |
| SUP JV | 70 |
| SUP PAT | 475 |
| SUP SC | 1,259 |
| SUP TOT | 3,525 |
| SWINE | 103 |
| SWINE KS | 198 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 298 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 201 |
| TURKEY | 74 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193018— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/terrebonne-town-ville-qc193018-1891/.