Terrebonne, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)
Terrebonne, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139190. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.697°N, 73.635°W.
Population
In 1911, Terrebonne, Town—Ville had a population of 1,990: 1,016 male and 974 female residents. Population density was 2478.2 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Terrebonne, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,478.21 population per square mile, 1,990 total population, 1,016 males in the population, 974 females in the population, 654 single (never-married) males, 586 single (never-married) females, 514 area in acres, 404 families, 332 married males, 329 married females, 53 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 6 legally separated females, 0.80 area in square miles. 1,822 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,820 persons of French origin, 122 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of German origin. 16 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,854 Roman Catholics, 100 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 16 Jews, 11 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Presbyterians, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 403 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
QC202017— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/terrebonne-town-ville-qc202017-1911/.