Year: 1891
| Province: Quebec
Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,458. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.337°N, 72.564°W.
Population
In 1891, Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,458: 1,195 male and 1,263 female residents. Population density was 1117.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 479 |
| Number of families | 479 |
| Number of females | 1,263 |
| Number of males | 1,195 |
| Number of married females | 439 |
| Number of married males | 436 |
| Number of married persons | 875 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP F | 1,263 |
| POP M | 1,195 |
| POP TOT | 2,458 |
| Total population | 2,458 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 754 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 726 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,480 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,449 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 454 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 66 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 386 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 119 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 326 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 177 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 454 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 357 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,110 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 861 |
| Acres of hay crops | 459 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,236 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,346 |
| Acres of oats | 142 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 187 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 511 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,190 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,261 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,031 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 511 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 459 |
| HAY TONS | 486 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 20 |
| Number of chickens | 1,188 |
| Number of ducks | 62 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 123 |
| Number of milk cows | 101 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 62 |
| Number of other cattle | 30 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 33 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 5 |
| Number of swine | 79 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 35 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 142 |
| OAT BU | 2,190 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,261 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,410 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 486 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,410 |
| CATTLE KS | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 754 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 726 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,480 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 64 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 479 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 60 |
| FRN CA | 2,449 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,188 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 123 |
| HOUSES | 454 |
| HOUSES B | 66 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 177 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 119 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 326 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 386 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 439 |
| MD MALE | 436 |
| MD TOT | 875 |
| MILK COWS | 101 |
| NAME CD | Trois-Rivières |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 52 |
| OC TOT | 62 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 30 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 33 |
| SHEEP KS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 1,236 |
| SUP FOR | 1,110 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 357 |
| SUP SC | 861 |
| SUP TOT | 2,346 |
| SWINE | 79 |
| SWINE KS | 35 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 454 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 3,031 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 70 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC194003 — 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-st-philippe-ward-quartier-qc194003-1891/.