Trois Rivières, C, Quebec (1871 census)
Trois Rivières, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 844. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44012. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.328°N, 72.604°W.
Population
In 1871, Trois Rivières, C had a population of 844: 403 male and 441 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 Banlieue, 1861 (28.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Trois Rivières, C, 1881 (49.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 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, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 844 total population, 441 females, 403 males, 239 married persons, 145 families, 120 married females, 119 married males, 32 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 573 single persons under 18, 301 single females under 18, 272 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 125 occupied houses, 124 inhabited houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 8,639 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew Conrad Augustus Gugy | 1796–1876 | born here |
| William Henry Lee | 1799–1878 | born here |
| Antoine Polette | 1807–1887 | died here |
| Malcolm Cameron | 1808–1876 | born here |
| Adolphus Mordecai Hart | 1814–1879 | born 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC131005— 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 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). "Trois Rivières, C, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-c-qc131005-1871/.