Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)
Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,444. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.337°N, 72.564°W.
Population
In 1871, Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,444: 1,192 male and 1,252 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
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 | 554 |
| Number of females | 1,252 |
| Number of males | 1,192 |
| Number of married females | 423 |
| Number of married males | 421 |
| Number of married persons | 844 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| Total population | 2,444 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 745 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,518 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 268 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 222 |
| BWT BU | 991 |
| CRN BU | 121 |
| HAY AC | 204 |
| HAY TONS | 461 |
| OAT BU | 6,079 |
| PEA BU | 181 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 4,466 |
| RYE BU | 351 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,661 |
| WHT SP BU | 628 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 30 |
| AREA | 2,661 |
| BEING BUILT | 24 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 131 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 554 |
| FEMALE | 1,252 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 268 |
| INHABITED | 268 |
| MALE | 1,192 |
| MARRIED F | 423 |
| MARRIED M | 421 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 844 |
| POPULATION | 2,444 |
| ROOT BU | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 773 |
| SINGLE M | 745 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,518 |
| TUR BU | 3,046 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 56 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC131001— 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 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. Philippe, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-st-philippe-ward-quartier-qc131001-1871/.