Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,686. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.337°N, 72.564°W.
Population
In 1881, Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,686: 1,331 male and 1,355 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,444 |
| 1881 | 2,686 |
| 1891 | 2,458 |
| 1901 | 3,224 |
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. Philippe, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
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 | 552 |
| Number of families | 552 |
| Number of females | 1,355 |
| Number of males | 1,331 |
| Number of married females | 462 |
| Number of married males | 462 |
| Number of married persons | 924 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP TOT | 2,686 |
| Total population | 2,686 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 830 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 837 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,667 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 458 |
| Number of occupied houses | 458 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 71 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 237 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 29 |
| BAR BU | 795 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 795 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,746 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,362 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,765 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,641 |
| BWT BU | 3,746 |
| CRN BU | 311 |
| HAY AC | 237 |
| HAY TONS | 524 |
| OAT BU | 8,362 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 101 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 5,765 |
| RYE BU | 157 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 524 |
| WHT AC | 29 |
| WHT SP BU | 326 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 830 |
| C UNMD M | 837 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,667 |
| D OCC | 458 |
| FEMALE | 1,355 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 458 |
| H UNINH | 71 |
| MALE | 1,331 |
| MD F | 462 |
| MD M | 462 |
| MD TOT | 924 |
| NUMBER CD | 83 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 75 |
| TUR BU | 3,641 |
| WID F | 63 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC198004— 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. Philippe, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-st-philippe-ward-quartier-qc083001-1881/.