Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,260. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.346°N, 72.560°W.
Population
In 1871, Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,260: 1,134 male and 1,126 female residents. Population density was 4237.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Trois-Rivières, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Trois Rivières, Paroisse
- Trois-Rivières, Notre-Dame, Ward—Quartier
- Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier
- Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 459 |
| Number of females | 1,126 |
| Number of males | 1,134 |
| Number of married females | 336 |
| Number of married males | 339 |
| Number of married persons | 675 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| Total population | 2,260 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 736 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 770 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,506 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 267 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 57 |
| BWT BU | 1,109 |
| CRN BU | 84 |
| HAY AC | 710 |
| HAY TONS | 1,065 |
| OAT BU | 5,447 |
| PEA BU | 184 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 8,809 |
| RYE BU | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 163 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 15 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| CD | 131 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 459 |
| FEMALE | 1,126 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 268 |
| INHABITED | 267 |
| MALE | 1,134 |
| MARRIED F | 336 |
| MARRIED M | 339 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 675 |
| POPULATION | 2,260 |
| ROOT BU | 654 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 736 |
| SINGLE M | 770 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,506 |
| TUR BU | 1,744 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC131002— 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 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, St. Louis, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-st-louis-ward-quartier-qc131002-1871/.