Trois Rivières, C, Quebec (1881 census)
Trois Rivières, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 626. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44012. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.345°N, 72.626°W.
Population
In 1881, Trois Rivières, C had a population of 626: 307 male and 319 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 844 |
| 1881 | 626 |
| 1911 | 13,691 |
| 1921 | 22,367 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Trois Rivières, C, 1871 (49.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Trois-Rivières (part), 1891 (49.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Trois-Rivières (part), 1891 (50.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Trois Rivières, C shared boundaries with:
- Pointe du Lac
- St. Etienne
- Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier
- Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 626 total population, 319 females, 307 males, 180 married persons, 92 families, 90 married females, 90 married males, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 431 single persons under 18, 219 single females under 18, 212 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 88 inhabited houses, 88 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 26,501 bushels of oats, 10,484 bushels of potatoes, 4,784 bushels of buckwheat, 3,087 tons of hay, 1,783 acres of hay crops, 1,699 bushels of turnips, 1,310 bushels of barley, 863 bushels of spring wheat, 770 bushels of peas and beans, 695 bushels of other root crops, 516 bushels of corn, 123 bushels of rye, 88 acres of wheat, 80 acres of potatoes, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 13 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Polette | 1807–1887 | died here |
| Louis-François Laflèche | 1818–1898 | died here |
| Joseph-H. (Joseph-Hyacinthe) Bellerose | 1820–1899 | born here |
| Sévère Dumoulin | 1829–1910 | born and died here |
| F.-X. (François-Xavier) Berlinguet | 1830–1916 | died here |
| Edouard-André Barnard | 1835–1898 | born here |
| Benjamin Sulte | 1841–1923 | born here |
| Hector Berthelot | 1842–1895 | born here |
| François-Xavier Cloutier | 1848–1934 | died here |
| Ernest Pacaud | 1850–1904 | born here |
| Nérée Beauchemin | 1850–1931 | died here |
| J.-A. (Joseph-Adolphe) Tessier | 1861–1928 | died here |
| Joseph Barnard | 1872–1939 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 626 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44012
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Trois Rivières, C, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-c-qc083005-1881/.