Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,268. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.345°N, 72.535°W.
Population
In 1881, Trois-Rivières, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,268: 579 male and 689 female residents. Population density was 8918.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,179 |
| 1881 | 1,268 |
| 1891 | 1,107 |
| 1901 | 1,513 |
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, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 209 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 689 |
| Number of males | 579 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP TOT | 1,268 |
| Total population | 1,268 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 390 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 865 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 191 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 63 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 904 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 466 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 886 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9 |
| BWT BU | 196 |
| CRN BU | 62 |
| HAY AC | 63 |
| HAY TONS | 60 |
| OAT BU | 904 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 107 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 886 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 60 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 475 |
| C UNMD M | 390 |
| C UNMD TOT | 865 |
| D OCC | 191 |
| FEMALE | 689 |
| H INHAB | 191 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 579 |
| MD F | 180 |
| MD M | 180 |
| MD TOT | 360 |
| NUMBER CD | 83 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 466 |
| TUR BU | 9 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC198005— 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, Ste. Ursule Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-rivi-res-ste-ursule-ward-quartier-qc083003-1881/.