Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,630. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.356°N, 72.549°W.
Population
In 1891, Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,630: 1,227 male and 1,403 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,687 |
| 1881 | 2,312 |
| 1891 | 2,630 |
| 1901 | 1,128 |
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, Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Trois-Rivières (part)
- Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier
- Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,630 total population, 1,403 females, 1,227 males, 814 married persons, 486 families, 407 married females, 407 married males, 144 widowed persons, 105 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,672 single persons under 18, 891 single females under 18, 781 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,427 French Canadians, 203 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 434 houses, 434 occupied houses, 344 houses built of wood, 280 houses of 2 stories, 147 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 127 houses of 1 story, 113 houses of 4 rooms, 85 houses built of brick, 50 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 3 stories, 19 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of more than 3 stories, 7 houses under construction, 5 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,169 bushels of potatoes, 2,918 acres of land in farms, 2,205 bushels of oats, 1,855 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,622 pounds of homemade butter, 1,227 bushels of turnips, 1,063 acres of improved land in farms, 964 chickens, 566 acres of farmland under crops, 426 acres of farmland in pasture, 326 tons of hay, 264 acres of hay crops, 242 bushels of buckwheat, 235 bushels of barley, 176 occupants of farms, 169 acres of oats, Capacity of silos (tons): 150, 148 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 122 milk cows, 115 bushels of peas, 106 swine, 87 horses aged over 3 years, 71 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 other fowl, 69 ducks, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 41 acres of potatoes, 37 swine slaughtered or sold, 24 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 21 bushels of corn, 21 cattle killed or sold, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 19 bushels of beans, 17 acres of turnips, 17 geese, 14 other cattle, 11 acres of barley, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 sheep, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen, 2 sheep slaughtered or sold. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC194001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC198002— 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). "Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-notre-dame-ward-quartier-qc194001-1891/.