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 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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,268 total population, 689 females, 579 males, 360 married persons, 209 families, 180 married females, 180 married males, 43 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 865 single persons under 18, 475 single females under 18, 390 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 191 inhabited houses, 191 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 904 bushels of oats, 886 bushels of potatoes, 466 bushels of other root crops, 196 bushels of buckwheat, 107 bushels of peas and beans, 63 acres of hay crops, 62 bushels of corn, 60 tons of hay, 9 bushels of turnips, 8 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,268 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:
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/.