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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Trois-Rivières, St. Philippe, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,458 total population, 1,263 females, 1,195 males, 875 married persons, 479 families, 439 married females, 436 married males, 103 widowed persons, 70 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,480 single persons under 18, 754 single females under 18, 726 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,449 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 454 houses, 454 occupied houses, 386 houses built of wood, 326 houses of 2 stories, 177 houses of 4 rooms, 131 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 119 houses of 1 story, 66 houses built of brick, 56 houses of 5 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,031 bushels of turnips, 2,346 acres of land in farms, 2,261 bushels of potatoes, 2,190 bushels of oats, 1,410 pounds of homemade butter, 1,236 acres of improved land in farms, 1,188 chickens, 1,110 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 861 acres of farmland under crops, 511 bushels of buckwheat, 486 tons of hay, 459 acres of hay crops, 357 acres of farmland in pasture, 187 bushels of barley, 142 acres of oats, 123 horses aged over 3 years, 101 milk cows, 79 swine, 64 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 62 ducks, 62 occupants of farms, 60 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 52 farm occupants who own their land, 40 bushels of corn, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 swine slaughtered or sold, 33 sheep, 30 other cattle, 24 acres of barley, 23 acres of potatoes, 22 bushels of spring wheat, 20 cattle killed or sold, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of peas, 8 turkeys, 7 acres of turnips, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 acres of wheat, 5 geese, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 sheep slaughtered or sold, 4 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.