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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,686 total population, 1,355 females, 1,331 males, 924 married persons, 552 families, 462 married females, 462 married males, 95 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,667 single persons under 18, 837 single males under 18, 830 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 458 inhabited houses, 458 occupied houses, 71 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,362 bushels of oats, 5,765 bushels of potatoes, 3,746 bushels of buckwheat, 3,641 bushels of turnips, 795 bushels of barley, 524 tons of hay, 326 bushels of spring wheat, 311 bushels of corn, 237 acres of hay crops, 157 bushels of rye, 101 bushels of peas and beans, 75 bushels of other root crops, 47 acres of potatoes, 29 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,686 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.