Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,404. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.346°N, 72.560°W.
Population
In 1881, Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,404: 1,144 male and 1,260 female residents. Population density was 4506.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,404 |
| 1891 | 2,139 |
| 1901 | 4,116 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Trois-Rivières (part)
- Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier
- Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier
- Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 479 |
| Number of families | 479 |
| Number of females | 1,260 |
| Number of males | 1,144 |
| Number of married females | 404 |
| Number of married males | 406 |
| Number of married persons | 810 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP TOT | 2,404 |
| Total population | 2,404 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 704 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,489 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 367 |
| Number of occupied houses | 367 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 708 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of wheat | 38 |
| BAR BU | 696 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,865 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,442 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 380 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 894 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,114 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 883 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 76 |
| BWT BU | 1,865 |
| CRN BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 708 |
| HAY TONS | 1,251 |
| OAT BU | 6,442 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 894 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 5,114 |
| RYE BU | 87 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,251 |
| WHT AC | 38 |
| WHT SP BU | 184 |
| WHT WTR BU | 76 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 785 |
| C UNMD M | 704 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,489 |
| D OCC | 367 |
| FEMALE | 1,260 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H INHAB | 367 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 1,144 |
| MD F | 404 |
| MD M | 406 |
| MD TOT | 810 |
| NUMBER CD | 83 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 380 |
| TUR BU | 883 |
| WID F | 71 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC198003— 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 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, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc083002-1881/.